A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF ACUTE MALNUTRITION TREATMENT USING READY TO USE THERAUPETIC FOODS

Glenn Jenkins ()

No 2012-06, Development Discussion Papers from JDI Executive Programs

Abstract: The prevalence of malnutrition and anemia is high in Uganda. Thirty three percent of children under 5 years of age, are stunted and 5 percent wasted. This study conducts a cost-effectiveness analysis of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) program in the southwest region of Uganda. The analysis revealed that the cost per Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) saved is quite low at US$36. This estimate is below the range of cost per DALY of US$78 (2012 prices) that the World Bank (1993) recommended as an appropriate upper limit on the cost for health interventions in poor countries. The study concludes that program is cost-effective to be implemented in broad-scale, i.e. different children age groups. However, the results of the study can be applied directly to children under age five only.

Keywords: cost-effectiveness analysis; Uganda; acute malnutrition treatment; Disability-Adjusted Life Year; Ready to Use Therapeutic Food; HIV (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 F35 H43 I12 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2013-01
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