The costs of introducing artemisinin-based combination therapy: evidence from district-wide implementation in rural Tanzania

Table 5 Sensitivity analysis results for costs of nationwide implementation (using Composite Scenario IV as base case, 2003 USD)

Activities	Base Case (Composite Scenario IV)	Strengthening the Implementation team	Increased Facility utilization	Cheaper ACT
Implementation team	82,818	290,366	82,818	82,818
Office equipments	31,415	281,487	31,415	31,415
Development of IEC Materials	35,666	35,666	35,666	35,666
Training	1,721,766	1,721,766	1,721,766	1,721,766
Total Drug purchase	33,089,679	33,089,679	49,634,518	9,245,601
Drug Handling & Distribution	4,632,555	4,632,555	6,948,833	1,294,384
Communication & Publicity	7,463,627	7,463,627	7,463,627	7,463,627
Other supplies	1,214,166	1,214,166	1,214,166	1,214,166
Total (USD)	48,271,692	48,729,312	67,132,809	21,089,443
Total (TZS)	51,409,351,760	51,896,717,192	71,496,441,307	22,460,256,995
*Percentage change*		*+0.9%*	*+39.0%*	*-56.0%*

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