Cost effectiveness analysis of community based pneumonia treatment in rural districts of North Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia

Abstract

Childhood pneumonia is the biggest killer, resulting in 15% of deaths worldwide and mostly in developing countries including Ethiopia; and its treatment is associated with considerable economic costs to households. Designing and implementing better pneumonia case management strategy can reduce the burden and the treatment cost to households. Community based pneumonia case management study was conducted by enhanced community case management to increase access to pneumonia treatment (EMPIC) study researchers to assess health extension workers (HEWs) case management ability compared with other health facilities. Besides this economic evaluation can generate evidences on cost effective alternatives and inform policy makers to prioritize the efficient case management approach.