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Table 1 Principal types of costs of the exercise

From: Health service planning contributes to policy dialogue around strengthening district health systems: an example from DR Congo 2008-2013

Costs which were included in this exercise

Example

Costs which were not included in this exercise

Example

Costs of clinical intervention

Cost of procedures such as general anaesthesia, applying a cast, or X-ray

Capital investments necessary to rehabilitate health facilities

Repair of facility building or building a new one

Referral costs as defined by country

Cost of ambulance and medical services during transport

Pre-service human resource training

University education for Medical Officers

Health facility administrative costs

Cost of hospital manager and office equipment

Infrastructure outside the health facilities

Paved roads for better health facility access

District health administration

Cost of district health manager and supervisory visits