Fixed and variable costs of the LUNESP interventions (2011 US$)1

1All figures are in discounted (at 3%) real 2011 US$.2Fixed costs include program set-up, monitoring, training, and supplies provided to TBAs on a per-TBA basis; variable costs include supplies provided on a per birth basis and compensation toTBAs), since these are estimated based on average deliveries/month.3Participation of one US-based neonatologist in training workshops, including time spent (salary), travel, and in-country food/accommodation.42006–08 intervention: assistant trainer, program director, local supervisor, and 4 additional full-time facilitators during trainings. 2011–2020 intervention: lead trainer (nurse midwife) and five facilitators.560 TBAs.6Training supplies included resuscitation mannequins and printed materials.7Additional non-training supplies included in fixed costs were all supplies provided to TBAs on a per-TBA basis: instruction cards, Laederal resuscitation masks, and plastic spoons.8Supply costs included among variable costs were: infant receiving blankets, bulb syringes, and amoxicillin tablets.9Estimated on a per-birth basis.10Annualized for program implementation period only (i.e., excluding set-up period but including initial training).11Cost per birth attended by intervention TBAs in 2006–08 program (1889) and estimated for 2011–2020 projected period (9120).