Abstract
This document describes a methodology proposed for costing a package of essential health services which was developed by the PHR Project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Population of Egypt (MOPH). In Egypt, this package is called the Basic Benefits Package, or BBP. This BBP costing model is a computational tool which can help policymakers in several ways: determine resource needs and costs for the BBP given policy targets, optimize resource allocation by comparing competing policy scenarios, identify gaps between resource supply and demand; and assist in long-term planning