Table 6 Expenditures for Short Term Medical Missions
From: A systematic review of social, economic and diplomatic aspects of short-term medical missions
Author | Journal | Year | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
Propsner [50] | New Jersey Medicinea | 1998 | $147,000 spent on one US facial reconstruction surgical mission to Africa. $28M in free services annually by one organization |
Crown [49] | Tennessee Medicinea | 2005 | $40,480 in direct and opportunity cost for 24 persons for five days work |
Dupuis [51] | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2006 | $78 average cost of operations if local staff utilized (“minimalist approach”) |
Wolfberg [52] | The New England Journal of Medicine | 2006 | Dramatically higher expenditures if full surgical team travels (in contrast to minimalist approach) |
Maki et al. [2] | BMC Health Services Research | 2008 | $50,000 per mission; $250M annually from US |
Magee et al. [53] | World Journal of Surgery | 2010 | Proposal for re-valuing DALYS |
Chapin & Doocy [33] | World Health and Population | 2010 | $22,647 average cost for a medical mission (convenience survey) |
Gosselin et al. [55] | World Journal of Surgery | 2011 | Orthopedic relief mission costs not more than planned mission costs in relation to DALYS |
Chen et al. [72] | World Journal of Surgery | 2012 | Activity based costing for a 5 day orthopedic mission cost effective in relation to DALYS |
Moon et al. [54] | World Journal of Surgery | 2012 | Cleft lip/palate mission cost effective in relation to DALYS |