Immunization financing

Gambia summary indicators


Baseline costing indicators 2001
GDP per capita1 $290
Population2 $1,388,452
Surviving infants2 46,000
DTP-3 coverage3 90%
Total health expenditure per capita (Current $)4 $18.5
Total spending on routine immunization5 $1,547,737
     - per DTP-3 immunized child $37.4
    - per capita $1.11
    - as a % of overall health expenditure 6.0%
Total spending on the NIP (including campaigns)5 $1,867,536
    - as a % of overall health expenditure 7.3%

Future resource requirements, financing and gaps5 2003-2006
Avg. annual resource requirements $1,822,790
    - % new-underused vaccines 44.3%
    - per DTP-3 targeted child $30.2
Avg. annual secure funding $1,232,665
    - % from government 7.6%
    - % from GAVI-Vaccine Fund 71.2%
    - % from other donors 21.2%
Avg. annual probable funding $590,125
Avg. annual funding gap (secure and probable funding) $0
    - % of resource requirements 0.0%
    - per DTP-3 targeted child $0.0

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
  • Immunization Financing Database. Immunization specific spending is reported.
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