Cost estimation of public health services in communities in Qingpu district

Objective To make cost estimation on public health services on the basis of a survey of communities in Qingpu District, so as to provide evidence for the government on the financial cost and labor cost under the existing conditions. Methods After the contents of public health service package were definited, a survey was conducted to estimate the performance of the public health services in 2010 in Qingpu, and the cost was measured with economic methods. Results A total of 491 medical workers were estimated to be needed to complete the task as mentioned above, and the cost of public health service for every resident was considered to be 61 yuan in 2010. Conclusion The government should consider the population, the area and the contents as a whole when deciding the input for public health services, and make a unified and regulatory policy, to achieve an equalization of public health services, adequate labor input and financial input.