TABLE 4.

Annualized Costs for Capital Investments and Operations and Maintenance of WASH in Health Care Facilities in Thakurbaba Municipality, Nepal

Health PostBasic Health CenterAll
NeulapurBagnahaShivapurThakurdwaraRanipurBankattiMohanpurThakurdwara
Annual outpatient visits, no.17,0168,0043,5587,9922,3153,9375,1042,52550,451
Current annual expenditure, US$
 Capital hardwarea4341360737231564503733984117016625
 Capital softwarea000117000117234
 Capital maintenance172814982696201884513681516159613265
 Recurrent training000000000
 Consumables14769201616115810486708089228618
 Personnel0000747000747
 Support000000000
Additional annual investment needed to reach basic service, US$
 Capital hardwarea10210284113247027410899725206
 Capital softwarea37374703737370232
 Capital maintenance1841841561531531841531531320
 Recurrent training7556482525785785785785784545
 Consumables3151935475294574474418383767
 Personnel2742744032742742742744732520
 Support3163161703633163163161622275
Summary costs, US$
 Total annual capital costsb4480374638541794301010442110225922297
 Total annual O&M costsc5047403358414593441738374086472236576
 Total annual cost for basic service9527777996956387742748816196698158873
 Average cost per outpatient visit0.560.972.720.803.211.241.212.761.68
  • Abbreviations: O&M, operations and maintenance; WASH, water, sanitation, hygiene, cleaning, and waste management.

  • a Capital hardware and capital software costs are annualized from the total upfront investment cost, using an interest rate of 0.08.

  • b Total annual capital costs include capital hardware and capital software.

  • c Total annual operations and maintenance costs include capital maintenance, recurrent training, consumables, personnel, and support.