Unit costs per activity for (a) base countries and (b) country income category (population-weighted mean) (2019 US$)
| Activity | Unit type | (a) Base countries | (b) Country income category (population-weighted mean) | ||||
| Ethiopia | Pakistan | South Africa | Low-income countries | Lower-middle-income countries | Upper-middle-income countries | ||
| 1.a. Emergency response mechanisms: National level | Per country per day | $559.26 | $778.90 | $7697.16 | $1197.74 | $2697.57 | $6317.51 |
| 1.b. Emergency response mechanisms: Training of health staff | One-off per site | $4813.58 | $8096.53 | $68 141.36 | $8231.26 | $17 600.99 | $44 990.67 |
| 2. Risk communication and community engagement | Per country per day | $74.14 | $91.67 | $1133.44 | $105.87 | $240.57 | $558.54 |
| 3.a. Case finding, contact tracing and management: Contact tracing | Per person contacted | $3.48 | $2.54 | $26.23 | $3.07 | $9.84 | $19.68 |
| 3.b. Case finding, contact tracing and management: Quarantine of contacts | Per person quarantined | $1.72 | $2.35 | $29.22 | $2.95 | $6.36 | $16.02 |
| 4.a. Surveillance: Case notification | Per positive case | $1.72 | $2.35 | $29.22 | $2.95 | $6.36 | $16.02 |
| 4.b. Surveillance: Reporting (national level) | Per country per week | $3.69 | $6.52 | $68.26 | $7.30 | $14.89 | $41.07 |
| 5. Public health measures: Hygiene education | Per education campaign per month | $44.58 | $54.66 | $682.05 | $63.97 | $145.81 | $338.43 |
| 6. Screening and diagnosis | Per person screened and tested | $36.97 | $26.98 | $73.12 | $31.35 | $37.86 | $65.30 |
| 7.a. Case management: Home-based care | Per person requiring home-based care | $22.90 | $12.45 | $146.57 | $18.55 | $51.53 | $210.14 |
| 7.b. Case management: Hospital based (severe case) | Per day of hospitalisation (severe case) | $35.29 | $33.32 | $105.88 | $35.37 | $42.68 | $140.53 |
| 7.c. Case management: Hospital based (critical case) | Per day of hospitalisation (critical case) | $505.56 | $221.18 | $1081.94 | $310.67 | $329.75 | $1417.30 |
| 7.d. Case management: Death | Per COVID-19-related death | $64.52 | $64.52 | $64.52 | $64.52 | $64.52 | $64.52 |