Table 1 Description of activities and the cost of intervention development and implementation in Rajbari District 2012–2014 and in Faridpur District 2013–2014, to reduce the risk of Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh

Intervention development /start-up cost

 Concept note and protocol development

Staff cost—international and local experts

Cost of transportation

Cost of materials development, testing and production

Cost of venue for training the trainers

 Explore communication channels

 District-selection field visit

 NGOs selection

 Communications organization selection

 Intervention materials development

 Materials testing

 TV campaign production

 Materials revisions

 Training of trainers

Intervention implementation

 Production of print materials, stickers and sweatshirt

Production cost

 Copies of TV materials

DVD cost

 Training of NGO staff

Cost of training (venue, per diem, food and transportation of trainees). For bana-making training session; cost of bamboo, bana-making trainer

 Opinion leaders and community meetings, placement of poster, gachhi meetings and incentive program

Cost of NGO field implementation

 TV broadcasting

Cost of cable operators

 TV monitoring

Cost of monitoring tea stalls

 Intervention monitoring

Cost of the monitoring team