Cost Analysis of Establishing a Relationship Between a Surgical Program in the US and Vietnam
| Autor: | Quyen D. Chu, Hung S. Ho, Thu Trang Thi Nguyen, Phuong Thi Bich Nguyen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty International Cooperation media_common.quotation_subject Developing country Constructive Tropical & Resource Limited Surgery Institution medicine Program Development Operating cost media_common Finance business.industry Capacity building Training Support Investment (macroeconomics) United States Surgery Vietnam General Surgery General partnership Sustainability Costs and Cost Analysis Videoconferencing business Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | International Surgery. 97:155-160 |
| ISSN: | 2520-2456 0020-8868 |
| DOI: | 10.9738/cc81.1 |
| Popis: | “Twinning” refers to a constructive partnership between hospitals in developed and developing nations. Such an effort may contribute immensely to capacity building for the developing nation, but one of the reasons given for the lack of sustainability is cost. We share a detailed operating cost analysis of our recent experience with an institution in Vietnam. We were awarded a 1-year $54,000 grant from the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) to conduct a live tele-video conferencing course on the “Fundamentals of Clinical Surgery” with Thai Binh Medical University (TBMU). In-country lectures as well as an assessment of the needs at TBMU were performed. Total financial assistance and expenditures were tabulated to assess up-front infrastructure investment and annual cost required to sustain the program. The total amount of direct money ($66,686) and in-kind services ($70,276) was $136,962. The initial infrastructure cost was $41,085, which represented 62% of the direct money received. The annual cost to sustain the program was approximately $11,948. We concluded that the annual cost to maintain a “twinning” program was relatively low, and the efforts to sustain a “twinning” program were financially feasible and worthwhile endeavors. “Twinning” should be a critical part of the surgical humanitarian volunteerism effort. |
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