A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Official Development Assistance Project on Maternal and Child Health in Kwango, DR Congo
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. CBA Conceptualization and Method
2.2. MCH Project Costs
2.3. MCH Project Benefits
2.4. Benfit-Cost Ratio (BCR) and Net Present Value (NPV) of MCH Project
3. Results
3.1. Cost Estimates
3.2. Benefit Estimates
3.3. Cost-Benefit Estimates with BCR and NPV
3.4. Sensitivity Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Division | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Budget | Costs | Budget | Costs | Budget | Costs | |
1. Capacity Building | 102,909 | 102,909 | 167,377 | 61,387 | 339,548 | 175,676 |
1.1. Training of community people | - | - | 1569 | - | 11,534 | 11,534 |
1.2. Training of HP (Child health) | 102,909 | 102,909 | - | - | - | - |
1.3. Training of HP (Maternal health) | - | - | 61,387 | 61,387 | 164,142 | 164,142 |
1.4. Training of CHW | - | - | 104,421 | - | 136,871 | - |
2. Support for MNU | - | - | - | - | 1947 | - |
3. Promotion of MCH service | 16,363 | 16,363 | 9088 | 9088 | 3028 | 3028 |
4. Support for nutrition management service | 47,959 | 47,959 | 282,745 | 282,745 | 22,933 | 22,933 |
5. Monitoring and evaluation | 46,824 | 46,824 | 42,599 | 42,599 | 59,759 | 59,759 |
6. Financial Support for monitoring and supervision of MoPH | 60,202 | - | 30,275 | - | 77,592 | - |
7. Dispatch of health experts | 239,631 | 239,631 | 177,135 | 177,135 | 165,872 | 165,872 |
8. Project management | 96,315 | 96,315 | 145,121 | 145,121 | 138,071 | 138,071 |
9. KOICA’s expenditure | - | - | - | - | 2,432,426 | 81,081 |
Total costs | 610,203 | 550,001 | 854,340 | 718,074 | 3,241,176 | 646,420 |
Division | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total nominal costs (USD) | 550,001 | 718,074 | 646,420 | 1,914,495 |
Present value of 2016 (USD) | 583,496 | 739,616 | 646,420 | 1,969,532 |
Division | The Number of Survivors | Benefit Period | Monetary Value | Total Monetary Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Benefit of reduced MMR | 68 | 34 | $681,416 | $6,723,976 |
Benefit of reduced IMR | 332 | 59 | $4,332,376 | |
Benefit of reduced U5MR | 148 | 55 | $1,710,184 |
Division | Total Benefits | Total Costs | BCR | NPV |
---|---|---|---|---|
MCH Project | $6,723,976 | $1,969,532 | 3.41 | $4,754,444 |
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Shon, C.; Lee, T.H.; Ndombi, G.O.; Nam, E.W. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Official Development Assistance Project on Maternal and Child Health in Kwango, DR Congo. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071420
Shon C, Lee TH, Ndombi GO, Nam EW. A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Official Development Assistance Project on Maternal and Child Health in Kwango, DR Congo. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018; 15(7):1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071420
Chicago/Turabian StyleShon, Changwoo, Tae Ho Lee, Grace Ossak Ndombi, and Eun Woo Nam. 2018. "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Official Development Assistance Project on Maternal and Child Health in Kwango, DR Congo" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 7: 1420. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071420