A cost analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of malaria at public health facilities and communities in three districts in Rwanda.

15 May 2022
Masimbi O, Schurer JM, Rafferty E, Ndahimana JA, Amuguni JH
Malaria is a potentially fatal disease spread by the bites of Plasmodium-infected Anopheles mosquitoes. Despite long-term efforts to control malaria in Rwanda, malaria incidence increased from 48 to 403 cases/1000 individuals between 2012 and 2016. The diagnosis and treatment of malaria occurs at multiple levels, but the costs of these activities are not well understood. This research was conducted to estimate the direct medical costs incurred by the Ministry of Health in diagnosing and treating malaria in three districts of Rwanda in 2018.