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Financial costs of Mama‐SASHA ő a project to improve health and nutrition through an integrated orange flesh sweet potato production and health service delivery model (132.6)
Author(s) -
Self Julie,
Kedera Ellah,
Grant Frederick,
Wamalwa Moses,
Hu Jia,
Low Jan,
Cole Donald,
Webb Girard Amy,
Levin Carol
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.132.6
Subject(s) - voucher , beneficiary , orange (colour) , medicine , health care , health economics , community health , environmental health , business , public health , nursing , finance , economic growth , economics , accounting , horticulture , biology
Mama‐SASHA project aims to improve the health status of pregnant women and nutritional status of children up to two years through an integrated orange‐flesh sweet potato (OFSP) and health service delivery strategy in Western Kenya. Nutrition education and vouchers for OFSP vines are provided during antenatal care visits, with additional nutrition education and support provided in the communities and through pregnant mothers clubs (PMCs). The purpose of this study is to analyze the financial costs of the Mama‐SASHA project. We use a microcosting approach based on project expense reports to estimate financial costs during the period 2011‐2013, allocating costs by activity and inputs by implementing organization. Project monitoring data were used to estimate project output and number of beneficiaries reached. Financial costs were incurred by two agricultural NGOs and one health NGO, totaling $344,860 (USD). Over 5,400 women participated in monthly PMCs at a cost of $63 per woman. Of 4,629 women who received vouchers, 3,281 women redeemed vouchers and planted OFSP at a cost of $105 per beneficiary. There are limited comparable cost estimates in the literature; however, this estimate falls in the range of published cost estimates for community‐based therapeutic feeding programs supported by community health workers with some referrals to health centers.