Immunization financing

Ghana summary indicators


Baseline costing indicators 2000
GDP per capita1 $254
Population2 19,593,290
Surviving infants2 598,000
DTP-3 coverage3 84%
Total health expenditure per capita (current $)4 $10.92
Total spending on routine immunization5 $2,058,010
     - per DTP-3 immunized child $4.10
    - per capita $0.11
    - as a % of overall health expenditure 1.7%
Total spending on the NIP (including campaigns)5 $5,256,493
    - as a % of overall health expenditure 2.5%

Future resource requirements, financing and gaps5 2002-2006
Avg. annual resource requirements $17,703,768
    - % new-underused vaccines 46%
    - per DTP-3 targeted child $25.09
Avg. annual secure funding $12,880,247
    - % from government 13%
    - % from GAVI-Vaccine Fund 49%
    - % from other donors 38%
Avg. annual probable funding $861,767
Avg. annual funding gap (secure and probable funding) $3,961,754
    - % of resource requirements 22%
    - per DTP-3 targeted child $5.62

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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