Analysis of costs in implementing the HEARTS hypertension program in Nigerian primary care
In the Nigerian primary care setting, provider time costs and medication costs emerge as major considerations in scaling up hypertension services. Policy options could consider reducing follow-up visit frequency for well-controlled patients to decrease provider time costs. Additionally, medication costs may be reduced by prioritizing first-line treatments and volume-driven purchasing as program scale-up continues.
Authors
- Bolanle Banigbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9303-364X)
- Muhammad Jami Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-0505)
- Emmanuel Sambo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5642-5433)
- Andrew Edward Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3554-0085)
- Deliana Kostova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-0166)
- Kufor Osi
- Okeoma Erojikwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-8005)
- Soumava Basu
- Malau Mangai Toma
- Samuel O. Eze
- Nanlop Ogbureke
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Federal Ministry of Health (NG)
- ABS Consulting (United States) (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-025-00626-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation
- Vital Strategies
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention