Nutrition Advisor
Normal user
19 Jan 2012, 15:37
I'm sorry if this has been discussed in the past. I was asked how much it costs on average to treat a child for SAM. I am not satisfied with what I found doing some internet research and I was wondering if anybody has a good estimate. Thank you in advance!
N.B the questionner is aware of the CMAM tool announced in a previous discussion, http://www.en-net.org.uk/question/361.aspx but is looking for an average cost if this has been estimated
Frequent user
19 Jan 2012, 19:21
I'm not going to answer the question. I'll answer a different (related) one ... The costs per DALY of CMAM programs ranges between about US$20 and US$50. That is very cheap. Knowing cost without knowing what is being purchased is not very meaningful. The
DALY is the standard unit of health purchase.
Emergency Nutrition Specialist
Normal user
20 Jan 2012, 03:41
Hi
Find SAM treatment cost see estimates from different countries in the document found in the link : Scaling Up Nutrition,What Will It Cost? (Check Annex 4 & Table 10)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/HEALTHNUTRITIONANDPOPULATION/Resources/Peer-Reviewed-Publications/ScalingUpNutrition.pdf
For DALY useful publications:
http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/03/04/heapol.czr017.full.pdf?keytype=ref&ijkey=yZKpjA3rzdTRVyz
https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/FIC/Community+Case+Management+of+Severe+Acute+Malnutrition+in+Southern+Bangladesh
Regards
Nutrition Advisor
Normal user
20 Jan 2012, 14:49
Thanks both of you - this is very helpful!