Immunization financing

Bhutan summary indicators


Baseline costing indicators 2001
GDP per capita1 $246
Population2 $1,982,388
Surviving infants2 58,061
DTP-3 coverage3 91%
Total health expenditure per capita (current $)4 $10.5
Total spending on routine immunization5 $364,997
     - per DTP-3 immunized child $6.9
    - per capita $0.18
    - as a % of overall health expenditure 1.7%
Total spending on the NIP (including campaigns)5 $658,612
    - as a % of overall health expenditure 3.2%

Future resource requirements, financing and gaps5 2004-2007
Avg. annual resource requirements $626,145
    - % new-underused vaccines 27.1%
    - per DTP-3 targeted child $10.4
Avg. annual secure funding $446,958
    - % from government 48.6%
    - % from GAVI-Vaccine Fund 41.2%
    - % from other donors 10.2%
Avg. annual probable funding $109,458
Avg. annual funding gap (secure and probable funding) $69,729
    - % of resource requirements 11.1%
    - per DTP-3 targeted child $1.2

Sources:

  • World Development Indicators - World Bank for GDP
  • United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Population Prospects the 2002 Revisions
  • WHO-UNICEF Coverage Best Estimates
  • WHO - World Health Report 2003, 2004 and 2005
  • Immunization Financing Database. Immunization specific spending is reported.
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