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This report summarises an expert meeting discussing issues related to methods of estimating family planning program costs.
Contents
- Background
- Key Issues
- Mapping Potential Uses and Cost Elements
- Uses of Cost Data
- Cost Elements
- Recommended Cost Elements According to Intended Use
- Key Unit Costing Issues and Recommendations
- Key Issues and Recommendations on Projecting Family Planning Program Costs
- Exchange Rates, Inflation, and Discounting
- Time Period and Dynamic vs Static Estimation
- Goal Setting and Dynamic Trajectories to Achieve the Goals
- Service Delivery Modalities
- Recommendations for Going Forward
- Appendix A: Meeting Agenda, List of participants, and breakout session guidelines
- Expert Group Meeting Agenda
- List of Participants at Expert Group Meeting
- Breakout Session Guidelines at Expert Group Meeting
- Appendix B: Estimating Unit Costs of Family Planning: Methodology Review
- Appendix C: Projecting the Costs of Family Planning Programs: Methodology Review
Sources
Moreland, S. (2011). Methods for Estimating the Costs of Family Planning. Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Family Planning Costing. Measure Evaluation PRH. Retrieved from: https://www.measureevaluation.org/resources/publications/ws-11-29.html