Final Reports of Technical Review of Costing Tools
This package contains the final reports of the independent technical "Review of Costing Tools Relevant to the Health MDGs" conducted by Bitran y Asociados and PATH. Partners considering the use of costing tools for malaria can use this review as a guide to help them choose the right costing tool and to understand many of the available costing tools, their scopes, and the pros and cons of each tool.
- Tool Designer Organization:
- PATH
- Download:
- Final reports
in English
More info - Contact:
- Carol Levin, Senior Health Economist, Technology Solutions, PATH
Summary of main features
- Purpose
- Provide guidance to malaria control (and other diseases) costing practitioners on the choice of appropriate costing tools
- Scope of interventions
- Costing tools relevant to the health MDGs
- Limitations
- The review considers a limited set of 13 costing tools that apply to whole health sectors and that are not specific to malaria. Full documentation comes to 250 pages
- Output
- Enables rational decision-making in costing tool selection
- Time frame
- Completed in September 2008. Validity good for an extended period although the possibility exists that new tools will become available
- Potential users
- Partners and programmes needing to understand the long-term costs of programme strategies for reaching MDGs
- Skills required
- Technical skills required in understanding health structures, cost drivers, and complex calculations of cost components
- Type of software
- Adobe PDF
- User manual available?
- NA
- Type and length of training required
- No training but lengthy reading required
- Available languages
- English
- Country applications
- NA
- Last update and version
- September 2008