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Table 5 Distribution of total vaccine delivery costs by input type in 2016 US dollars

From: Delivery cost analysis of a reactive mass cholera vaccination campaign: a case study of Shanchol™ vaccine use in Lake Chilwa, Malawi

 

Financial costs

Economic costs

 

2016 US$

Percentage

2016 US$

Percentage

Vehicle, fuel, lubricant, and maintenance

32,342

24.82

32,661

13.68

 Fuel and ground transportation

25,278

19.40

25,278

10.59

 Lubricant and maintenance

124

0.10

124

0.05

 Rental (car, boat, etc.)

6,940

5.32

7,259

3.04

Personnel from international partners

0

0.00

90,353

37.85

 Salary

0

0.00

62,420

26.15

 Per diems

0

0.00

24,326

10.19

 International transport and visas

0

0.00

3,607

1.51

Personnel, local

62,386

47.87

78,960

33.08

 Salary (opportunity cost MoH staff)

0

0.00

16,574

6.94

 Per diems (mobilizers, volunteers, local staff, etc.)

62,386

47.87

62,386

26.14

Material

14,483

11.11

15,599

6.54

 Banners, T-shirts

12,943

9.93

12,943

5.43

 Supplies (printings, plastic bags, etc)

117

0.09

117

0.05

 Equipment

1,423

1.09

2,539

1.06

Operating costs

19,753

15.16

19,753

8.28

 Operating costs (on-site expenses)

10,299

7.90

10,299

4.32

 Communication

9,454

7.26

9,454

3.96

Catering & other expenses

1,355

1.04

1,355

0.57

 Beverages, drinks, water, etc

1,092

0.84

1,092

0.46

 Miscalleneous

263

0.20

263

0.11

Total costs

130,319

100.00

238,681

100.00