Abstract:Background:We evaluated the cost of different components of the national program for control of blindness (NPCB) and assess the cost effectiveness of this program.Materials and Methods:An observational study was conducted in Jorhat District of Assam, India from July 2009 to June 2010 for assessing the cost effectiveness of the NPCB. Four broad categories of cost inputs, that is, capital costs, recurrent costs, prime/variable costs, and fixed costs were considered. The cost incurred by the provider was taken as… Show more
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