The incremental cost of implementing the world health organization Package of essential non-communicable (PEN) diseases interventions in Iran.

ABSTRACT: World-Health-Organization's PEN package proposes a minimum set of cost-effective interventions for early diagnosis and management of Non-Communicable-Disease (NCD). IraPEN (the PEN package implemented in Iran), adopted from PEN and Iran National Action Plans for NCDs, addresses challenges regarding NCD prevention and control. IraPEN was piloted in four districts of Iran. In this research, we estimate incremental per-capita cost of IraPEN program implementation in two of the pilot districts. We utilized a bottom-up, ingredient-based costing approach. Institutional expenditure data was collected via information forms. Information pertaining to personnel costs was gathered by performing task time measurements using Direct Observation Method. An individual-level survey was conducted in under-s

SUBMITTER: Azmin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021820 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature