Abstract
- Nandakumar, DDM, Costing methods.
The session covered the basic concepts of costing methods including classification of costs and
practical experience of analyzing costs of health programs. At the end of the session there was an
exercise using cost calculations for polio prevention as an example.
The participants asked the following questions during the session:
- What is the meaning of marginal cost in Arabic, and what are some examples of such a cost?
- How can you calculate the cost of an out-patient clinic, if it used partially for immunization?
- What is the relation between the inflation rate and discount rate?
- Why do we use Present Worth of Annuity Factor (PWAF) ?