Publications and Reports

This report details a total cost analysis (TCA) of Madagascar’s pharmaceutical and public health supply chain, conducted under the IMPACT project in coordination with the Ministry of Public Health and funded by USAID. The analysis provides data-driven recommendations for a new Action Plan for Health Input Integration (PAIS) in the public sector supply chain from 2020 to 2024. It aims to improve national procurement design, planning, and management while supporting strategic decision-making and future health program planning. (Report is in French)

Through comprehensively understanding the landscape of healthcare delivery in Burkina Faso, policymakers can develop targeted strategies that address the multifaceted challenges posed by insecurity while harnessing the potential of strategic purchasing to drive positive health outcomes and build a more resilient healthcare system.

The main objective of this study was to gather information on costs and structure them according to the levels of the national supply chain and logistic functions of the procurement system to ensure purchases are secure up to the distribution of health products at all levels of public procurement. (Report is in French).

This study aimed to analyze the total financial cost for the three most frequently implemented BCC strategies for HIV prevention in Namibia: mass media (MM), community mobilization (CM), and interpersonal communication (IPC). This study also evaluated the cost drivers of each BCC approach to identify opportunities for increasing efficiencies.

Effective surveillance for infectious diseases is an essential component of public health. There are few studies estimating the cost-effectiveness of starting or improving disease surveillance. We present a cost-effectiveness analysis the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy in Africa.

Communicable diseases are the leading causes of illness, deaths, and disability in sub-Saharan Africa. To address these threats, countries within the World Health Organization (WHO) African region adopted a regional strategy called Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). This strategy calls for streamlining resources, tools, and approaches to better detect and respond to the region's priority communicable disease. The purpose of this study was to analyze the incremental costs of establishing and subsequently operating activities for detection and response to the priority diseases under the IDSR.

SurvCost is a spreadsheet-based tool which estimates the cost of IDSR systems at national, region/province, district, and health facility levels. The tool is designed to help public health officials, and may also add value for other disease surveillance system managers.