National Project Implementation Plan - NVBDCP

Table 1: Estimated Costs of Current Protocol in 100 Endemic Districts, 2008 to 2012
Units 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total 2008
to 2012
(i) Number of new fever cases in 100 districts Mil. cases 26.60 26.42 28.45 29.24 30.20 140.92
[is the same as no. of blood slides collected (BSC);
this data pertains to actual BSC from 2001 to 2005]
(ii) Number of new fever cases residing in areas where
reported chloroquine resistance is above 25% Mil. cases 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.25
[assumed to be 50,000 cases in the 100 districts]
(iii) Number of new fever cases residing in areas where
reported chloroquine resistance is below 25% Mil. cases 26.55 26.37 28.40 29.19 30.15 140.67
(iv) Cost of treatment for cases in (ii) Mil. Rs. 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 16.22
(suspected Pf malaria cases; treated with ACT as
first-line treatment; cost is Rs. 64.86 per case treated)
(v) Cost of treatment for cases in (iii) Mil. Rs. 66.4 65.9 71.0 73.0 75.4 351.67
(these cases are given presumptive treatment for
malaria, at Rs. 2.5 per case)
(vi) Total treatment cost Mil. Rs. 69.6 69.2 74.2 76.2 78.6 367.88
[= (iv) + (v) ]
(vii) Number of slides taken and tested by microscopy
(10% of all fever cases; for surveillance purposes) Mil. slides 26.60 2.64 2.85 2.92 3.02 38.04
(viii) Cost of taking and testing slides Mil. Rs. 133.02 132.12 142.26 146.19 150.99 704.59
(Rupees 5 per slide)
(ix) Total cost of treatment and testing Mil. Rs. 202.7 201.3 216.5 222.4 229.6 1072.47
[= (vi) + (viii) ]
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