Costs of HIV/AIDS Medical Services in Public Health Facilities in Côte d’Ivoire
Resource estimation for the provision of HIV/AIDS services has recently gained national and international attention. Many low resource countries are now conducting resource estimation exercises to guide program scale up. To respond efficiently to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Côte d’Ivoire, and to scale up prevention, treatment, care and support services to People Living With HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene and other stakeholders require evidence-based costing data to guide program planning and implementation of services. To assist in this effort, the Health Systems 20/20 project in collaboration with the MSHP and ENSEA carried out a study to estimate the cost of providing a range of HIV/AIDS services through public health facilities. In October and November 2007, data were collected on the costs of HIV Counseling and Testing (CT), Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), related laboratory services, diagnosis and treatment for tuberculosis (TB), and Care and Support Services (CSS) in 2006. Unit costs per patient receiving each service were estimated. This information will facilitate future estimation of the costs of scaling up coverage for HIV/AIDS services as outlined in the HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan for Côte d’Ivoire.
