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 patientsAnnual 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

Source: WHO-CHOICE database, available at http://www.who.int/choice/en/.