how much does it cost on average to treat one child for SAM in OTP
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Nutrition Advisor, IMC
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19 Jan 2012, 15:37
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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
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Frequent user
19 Jan 2012, 19:21
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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.
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Nutritionist
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20 Jan 2012, 03:41
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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
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Nutrition Advisor, IMC
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20 Jan 2012, 14:49
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Thanks both of you - this is very helpful! |
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