Figure 1
An example iHTP intervention algorithm: caesarian section. The case load for Caesarian section is 41 patients per year at a normative model district hospital (see below for methodology on determination of case load/utilization rate). The human resources necessary to perform this intervention are 1cashier, 1 usher, 1 A1 nurse, 1 A2 nurse, 1 doctor, 1 A1 lab technician, 1 A2 lab technician, and an anesthetist. Similar lists are available per intervention for equipment, medical devices, supplies, pharmaceuticals, and infrastructure.