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Table 1 Unit cost for training a community health agent (WAJA), Connect Project, 2011

From: Unit cost analysis of training and deploying paid community health workers in three rural districts of Tanzania

Cost category

Unit cost (USD) Per WAJA deployed

Percentage (%)

Meals

997.31

40.1

Accommodation

502.97

20.2

Tuition fee

254.21

10.2

WAJA stipend

199.37

8.0

Training facility and utilities

195.04

7.8

Field allowance

101.99

4.1

Medical insurance

23.86

1.0

Curriculum development

2.34

0.1

Other

212.16

8.5

Total Unit Training Cost

2,489.25

100.0

  1. Source: Connect project WAJA training data