Key model inputs
| Parameter | Base case value | Alternative values | Source notes |
| Demographics | |||
| Estimated deliveries (2020) | 1.503 million | Derived from crude birth rate and total population estimatein UN Population Prospects25 | |
| Change in total deliveries | 0.01 | Derived from births in UN Population Prospects25 | |
| Target emergency caesarean delivery rate | 15% | 10% | |
| Share of emergency caesarean delivery gap attributable only to lack of anaesthesia services | 30% | 10% | 14, 15 |
| Training Programme Implementation Assumptions | |||
| Training centres | One in first year, 2 thereafter | ||
| Providers trained per session | 6 | ||
| Trainings per year per training centre | 12 | ||
| ESMK provider turnover rate | 0.07 | ||
| ESMK providers per facility | 3 | ||
| ESM-ketamine programme unit costs | |||
| Training | |||
| Training costs | $650 | TTS grant | |
| Travel and lodging | $150 | MGH/USAID | |
| Kit (one per facility) | $150 | TTS grant | |
| Programme Coordination | |||
| Programme director | $48 000 | TTS grant | |
| QA/QC | |||
| Facilities per staff person | 60 | MGH/USAID | |
| QA/QC staff salary | $16 400 | TTS grant | |
| Overhead | 15% | TTS grant | |
| Life expectancy from age x | Male | Female | WHO Life Tables Kenya 201526 |
| <1 year | 64.4 | 68.9 | |
| 20–24 years | 53.3 | ||
| 25–29 years | 48.8 | ||
| 30–34 years | 44.4 | ||
| Life expectancy per averted death | Undiscounted | Discounted | |
| Mothers (average of 3 age groups) | 48.8 | 26.2 | |
| Newborns (average of male and female <1 year) | 66.7 | 29.5 | |
| Discount rate, annual | 3% | ||
ESMK, Every Second Matters-Ketamine; QA/QC, quality assurance/quality control; TTS, Saving Lives at Birth Partners: Transition to Scale.