Funding Source: UNITAID through PSI Zimbabwe
Funding Period: September 2015 – July 2019
Adopting the provider’s perspective and beginning September 2018 detailed costing will be conducted of all resources used in distribution of HIV self-testing services and supporting linkage in both distribution models. Both direct costs associated with intervention implementation, including resources required to attain and distribute HIVST kits; and indirect costs associated with supervision and administration will be included in the costing.
Costing will specifically account for inputs such as start-up (prior to implementation), stakeholder sensitisation and training, capital costs such as buildings, vehicles and equipment and recurrent costs such as human resources, supplies, building and vehicle operation and maintenance costs and waste management. Time and motion analysis will be employed to value both the direct financial and economic (in-kind) contribution of the community including opportunity cost of time expended on HIVST distribution activities by the community.
Community based distributors time will be valued based on their earnings/ allowances on the programme. If shown to be effective on the primary and secondary outcomes an incremental cost effectiveness analysis (ICER) will be conducted to compare the cost and outcomes of the alternative distribution approaches.