| PSM Area - Planning & Budgeting | |
| Tool name | Final Reports of Technical Review of Costing Tools |
|---|---|
| Sub-categories | Malaria |
| Commodities | |
| Latest update | 2008 |
| Version | None |
| Developed by | PATH |
| When to use | Provides guidance to malaria control (and other diseases) costing practitioners on the choice of appropriate costing tools. |
| Languages | English |
| Level of use | Central |
| Form | PDF document, 1.74 MB |
| Amount of training / ta required | Technical skills required in understanding health structures, cost drivers, and complex calculations of cost components. |
| Inputs & Outputs | Enables rational decision-making in costing tool selection |
| Cost | Free |
| Advantages | The costing tools relevant to the health MDGs. |
| Limitations | The review considers a limited set of 13 costing tools that apply to whole health sectors and that are not specific to malaria. Full documentation comes to 250 pages, lengthy reading required. |
| Availability | http://www.who.int/pmnch/top...nomics/costoolsreviewpack.pdf |
| Remarks | For more information, contact: Carol Levin (PATH) |
| Contact | clevin@path.org |