Table 1

Financial and economic costs of the programme from 1999–2003 (1999 prices).


Total financial cost (US $)
Total economic cost (US $)

     Brand creation / market research
146,801
107,085



Capital costs


     Vehicles
157,552
50,228
     Equipment & furniture
15,468
15,468
     ITNs
4,478,365
2,147,400
     Subtotal
4,651,385
2,213,096







Recurrent costs


     Insecticide
191,555
191,555
     Staff
357,204
357,204
     Fuel/maintenance
339,346
339,346
     Office /warehouse rental
45,672
45,672
     Advertising & Promotion
272,646
272,646
     Supplies/overheads
351,682
351,682
     Subtotal
1,558,104
1,558,104



Total cost
6,356,290
3, 878,287







ITNS distributed

1,471,941
Retreatments distributed

287,079
Treated net years

879,510







Cost per net distributed

2.63
Cost per treated net year

4.41

Stevens et al. Malaria Journal 2005 4:22   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-4-22