Moreover, a transit-subsidy model would overload the already under-resourced government health centers with additional patients compared to what they would have if ODH did not exist at all. So you’d need to account for the likely increased costs (due to, e.g., medications that patients had to purchase from private sources) and worsened care quality for all patients in those facilities.
In contrast, the existence of an ODH health center should reduce the demand on government health centers, which may well create some benefits for other users of those facilities. Nick’s model does not attempt to capture those benefits.
Some more information about accessibility in Uganda is available here although the most important map is hard to read. ODH works in Northern Uganda, where the access to healthcare is significantly lower than near Kampala.
Moreover, a transit-subsidy model would overload the already under-resourced government health centers with additional patients compared to what they would have if ODH did not exist at all. So you’d need to account for the likely increased costs (due to, e.g., medications that patients had to purchase from private sources) and worsened care quality for all patients in those facilities.
In contrast, the existence of an ODH health center should reduce the demand on government health centers, which may well create some benefits for other users of those facilities. Nick’s model does not attempt to capture those benefits.
Some more information about accessibility in Uganda is available here although the most important map is hard to read. ODH works in Northern Uganda, where the access to healthcare is significantly lower than near Kampala.