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Measuring Costs Against Outcomes
Pages 17-17

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... , for example, documented a joint effort of a state government and an NGO to expand availability of contraceptive pills in Piaui state in northeast Brazil; the main effect of the subsidized program appeared to have been to lure away the existing customers of pharmacies, most of which ceased marketing contraceptives. MEASURING COSTS AGAINST OUTCOMES Just as a full range of costs needs to be considered for strategic decisions about resource allocation, so must a full range of program objectives.
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