Development and application of tools to cost the delivery of environmental health services in healthcare facilities: a financial analysis in urban Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Environmental health services (EHS) in healthcare facilities (HCFs) are critical for providing a safe, functional healthcare environment, but little is known about their costs. Poor understanding of costs impedes progress towards universal access of EHS in HCFs. We developed frameworks of essential expenses required to provide EHS and conducted an ex-post financial analysis of EHS in a network of medical research and training facilities in Lilongwe, Malawi, serving an estimated 42,000 patients annually through seven outpatient buildings.

Methods

We estimated the cost of providing the following EHS: water, sanitation, hygiene, personal protective equipment use at the point of care, waste management, cleaning, laundry, and vector control. We developed frameworks of

SUBMITTER: Anderson DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8042714 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature