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Table 1 Annual economic costs of running the early detection system per district in both countries in US$ (based on 2006 prices)

From: Costs of early detection systems for epidemic malaria in highland areas of Kenya and Uganda

Line item category

Uganda per district (US$)

Kenya per district (US$)

% Uganda

% Kenya

Equipment

3,947

4,015

27.3

25.9

Consumables

502

91

3.5

0.6

   Salaries

5,860

8,753

40.6

56.4

   Per diems

20

84

0.1

0.5

Total personnel

5,880

8,837

40.7

57.0

   Fuel

1,426

316

9.9

2.0

   Maintenance

274

155

1.9

1.0

Total transport (excl. training)

1,700

472

11.8

3.0

Travel & accommodation (for training)

590

64

4.1

0.4

Utilities

623

797

4.3

5.1

Room rental

521

816

3.6

5.3

Fees

93

19

0.6

0.1

Other

585

401

4.1

2.6

TOTAL

14,439

15,512

100.0

100.0