Research Article
Estimating the Impact and Cost of the WHO 2010 Recommendations for Antiretroviral Therapy
Table 2
Representative service delivery costs by region.
| Regional service delivery costs for ART patients | Annual cost of inpatient Days (ART patient) | Annual cost of outpatient visits (ART patient) | Total annual service delivery cost (ART patient) |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $18.43 | $53.62 | $72.05 | East Asia | $36.48 | $64.36 | $100.84 | Oceania | $56.33 | $77.62 | $133.94 | South and South-East Asia | $29.20 | $64.77 | $93.98 | Eastern Europe and Central Asia | $52.07 | $71.82 | $123.89 | Western and Central Europe | $106.23 | $239.38 | $345.61 | North Africa and Middle East | $63.44 | $73.68 | $137.12 | Caribbean | $58.92 | $70.52 | $129.45 | Latin America | $59.34 | $72.91 | $132.25 |
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Source: WHO-CHOICE database, available at http://www.who.int/choice/en/.
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