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Table 3 Estimated costs of chemoprophylaxis to the Anti-Malaria Campaign

From: Should chemoprophylaxis be a main strategy for preventing re-introduction of malaria in highly receptive areas? Sri Lanka a case in point

Year

Number Sri Lankan nationals travelled to India

Cost of chemoprophylaxis for 1 week (in SLRa)

Cost of chemoprophylaxis for 2 weeks (in SLRa)

Cost of chemoprophylaxis for 4 weeks (in SLRa)

2008

171,490

4,115,760

4,801,720

6,173,640

2009

175,839

4,220,136

4,923,492

6,330,204

2010

222,876

5,349,024

6,240,528

8,023,536

2011

277,856

6,668,544

7,779,968

10,002,816

2012

263,104

6,314,496

7,366,912

9,471,744

2013

240,975

5,783,400

6,747,300

8,675,100

  1. a SLR refers to Sri Lankan Rupees (1 USD ~130 SLR between 2008 and 2013)