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Costing followed the normative approach, guided by national guidelines and the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS) 2022, to define the types and quantities of resources. Published literature informed epidemiological inputs. Health effects were estimated as disability-adjusted life years (DALY) averted, using the World Health Organisation (WHO) DALY calculation template. The analysis discounted future health outcomes and capital costs at 3% to account for time preference. We reported our results as incremental cost per DALY averted. A probability sensitivity analysis in R software was conducted to estimate the joint effect of parameter uncertainties.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Treating fast-breathing pneumonia in accordance with the 2019 national childhood pneumonia management guideline incurs an incremental cost of 7.83 USD per DALY averted. For possible serious bacterial infections (PSBI), the cost-effectiveness varies by severity and treatment regimen. 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