Table 3 Personal interventions for CVD in sub-Saharan Africa
StrategyCost/DALY
ACE-inhibitor (CHF)Cost saving
Aspirin/β-blocker (post MI)Cost saving
ASA/BB (AMI)11
ACEI/BB (CHF)218
Four-drug regimen – secondary prevention350
Streptokinase (AMI)634
Four-drug regimen – primary prevention (10-year risk >15%)900
Diabetes (intensive glycaemic control – HbA1c >8.0)1810
Diabetes screening3870
tPA (AMI)15 900
CABG (post-MI)27 000