Costs and cost-effectiveness of three point-of-use water treatment technologies

Added to community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 23 September 2018

• Country: Pakistan
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Food and Nutrition, Health, Water and Sanitation
• Authors: Rogers, E, Tappis, H, Doocy, S, Martinez, K

Abstract

Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a major global public health concern. Despite the cost-effectiveness of treatment, ministries of health are often unable to commit the required funds which limits service coverage. A randomised controlled trial was conducted in Sindh Province, Pakistan, to assess whether adding a point of use water treatment to the treatment of SAM without complications improved its cost-effectiveness.

This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme

Citation

Eleanor Rogers, Hannah Tappis, Shannon Doocy, Karen Martínez, Nicolas Villeminot, Ann Suk, Deepak Kumar, Silke Pietzsch & Chloe Puett (2019) Costs and cost-effectiveness of three point-of-use water treatment technologies added to community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan, Global Health Action, 12:1, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2019.1568827

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Costs and cost-effectiveness of three point-of-use water treatment technologies added to community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in Sindh Province, Pakistan

Published 23 September 2018