There are several other resources that can be used to guide costing of site level, above-site level, and demand generation activities.
To inform service delivery costs, the Unit Cost Database (UCD) and Unit Cost Study Repository (UCSR) can be utilized. These are large datasets containing a range of costing data for multiple health areas, including family planning.
Additionally, there are various data sources that can inform above-site level costs, which include financing for activities such as FP policy and advocacy, supervision, monitoring & evaluation, and governance:
Finally, finding tools to assist with the costing of demand creation activities for family planning can be difficult. There are several demand generation interventions in both CIPs and FP Goals such as mass media, community, and social and behavior change (SBC) activities. Avenir Health developed an SBC cost database for multiple health areas, including FP.
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