Table 1 Cost components and unit costs

 1) Malaria diagnosis

  RDT - Malaria Pf/Pan Whole Blood Test per test

1.51 ^a

  Microscopy - Material cost of thick smear per exam

0.18 ^a

  Labor cost of laboratory staff per hour

6.80 ^a

  Time spent on RDT per test

0.1 (hour) ^a

  Time spent on thick smear test per test

1 (hour) ^a

  Chloroquine and primaquine per course of treatment

6.04 ^a

  Dihydroartemisinic and piperaquine per course of treatment

4.53 ^a

  Artesunate injection per course of treatment

132.98 ^a

  Other medical costs for outpatient per uncomplicated malaria case

31.58 ^b

  Other medical costs for inpatient per uncomplicated malaria case

1167.83 ^c

  Other medical costs per severe malaria case

17 569.29 ^c

  Other medical costs per false positive case

786.34 ^c

  Other medical costs per false negative case

11 652.67 ^c

  Travel cost of patient visiting health care sector per person

3.02 ^b