[Costs of operation of an urban reinforced community health post (Senegal)].
BACKGROUND
In Senegal, the public funding in community health post is low. Resources are mainly obtained from the sale of services. The aim of this study is to analyse the operating cost of a community health post and to propose a relevant tariffing that would assure sustainable activities.


METHODS
We used the method of complete costs. It comes out from our study that the total cost is 20 870 920F.


RESULTS
Wages represent 70% of total expenses, operating costs represent 27% and 4% are investment. The public funding represents a value of 12 257 325F (60% of the total) in which 88% correspond to expenses induced by civil servant wages. The health committee participates for 33% and the other participants (7%).


CONCLUSIONS
At the end of our study, a sustainable and social tariffing, was proposed.
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D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003625:Data Collection; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000191:economics; D012675:Senegal; D014480:United Nations