TABLE 2 Total Financial Costs Associated With Implementing the Family Planning Mobile Job Aid in 3 Pilot Facilities
PhaseTotal Cost (US$)
Deployment
Sourcing equipment1,875
Adaptation of the paper-based job aids to electronic format13,500
Training of 25 CHWs and 3 supervisors3,522
Operational (annual costs)
Service provision, reporting, and supervision1,014
IT support and troubleshooting3,600
SMS & Internet access fees, replacement of handsets2,494
Total resource requirement for first year (deployment and operational phases)26,005
Total resource requirement for subsequent years (operational phase only)7,107

  • Abbreviations: CHWs, community health workers; SMS, short message service.