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Therefore, we aimed to determine the total annual and unit cost of delivering NPCDCS services at the public sector\u2019s primary level of health care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methodology:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Economic costing of Sub-Health Center (SHC) and Primary Health Center (PHC) upgraded to HWC was conducted from the health system perspective. A bottom-up microcosting methodology was adopted to collect and analyze data on resources utilized for delivering healthcare services. Joint resources were apportioned, and sensitivity analyses were performed on total annual costs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The total annual cost of delivering NPCDCS services was \u20b958,662 and \u20b91,249,234 at selected SHC and PHC, respectively. 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