Table 3

Breakdown of total scale efficiency savings into 'procurement' and 'distribution' costs

Financial unit costs
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Totals/Average

ITN unit cost
5.36
4.67
4.01
3.05
2.27
3.04
Retreatment pack u/c
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.75
0.57
0.70







ITNs
72,196
131,881
174,376
372,911
720,577
1,471,941
Retreatment packs
22,337
46,731
54,103
81,824
82,084
287,079
Treated net years
47,267
89,306
114,240
227,368
401,331
879,510
Output growth (actual)

42,040
24,934
113,128
173,963
478,180
Output growth (%)

89%
28%
99%
77%
73%







Procurement U/C
5.36
4.67
4.01
3.05
2.27

U/C savings

0.69
0.66
0.96
0.78
3.09
SES

13%
14%
24%
26%
58%







Distribution U/C
3.73
2.33
1.32
0.85
0.56

U/C savings

1.40
1.01
0.47
0.30
3.18
SES

37%
43%
36%
35%
85%







Total U/C
9.09
7.00
5.33
3.90
2.83

Savings U/C

2.09
1.67
1.43
1.08
6.27
SES

23%
24%
27%
28%
69%

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