Table 1 Details of MoH involvement in the study

• A list of motivated MoH cadres was nominated at all levels to contribute to the study.

• A central-level team of six people was in charge of supervising the data collection at the regional and provincial levels. Among them, two received training on operational methodology for cost analysis and calculation.

• For each hospital, a focal point was nominated to perform data collection at the local level under the supervision of the hospital directorate.

• Eleven regional supervisors were nominated.

• Thirty-six focal points (data collectors) received three days of training about the methodology and data collection tools, as well as the use of the study results in hospital-level decision-making. The training was delivered by WHO experts and followed by general capacity building on concepts of health system strengthening and resilience.

• Three workshops of three days each were organized in three regions (Marrakech, Fes, and Casablanca).