Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

in page functions
Total population (2012)69,575,394
Birth cohort (2012)2,950,768
Surviving Infants (surviving to 1 year per year, 2012)2,625,542
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births, 2011)110.60/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2011)167.70/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)2.67
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2011)190
Co-financing status (2012)Low-income
No. of districts/territories (2011)509
Download this page as a PDF factsheet

Contact GAVI

For more info, contact GAVI country representative officer or email here

GAVI support for Congo Democratic Republic of the

Type of support

Approvals

2001-2016 (US$)
(31 Mar 2013)

Commitments

2001-2016 (US$)
(31 Mar 2013)

Disbursements

2001-2012 (US$)
(31 Mar 2013)

% Disbursed

(31 Mar 2013)
20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Civil Society Organisation support (CSO)$5,319,000$5,319,000$5,419,000102%
Health System Strengthening (HSS)$56,814,000$56,814,000$41,665,00073%
Immunisation Services Support (ISS)$25,807,280$25,807,280$25,807,280100%
Injection Safety Support (INS)$2,713,931$2,713,931$2,713,931100%
Measles SIA (NVS)$5,450,000$5,450,000
Penta (NVS)$122,499,954$166,009,454$108,590,25489%
Pneumo (NVS)$86,106,873$169,987,373$53,902,67863%
Product Switch Grant$350,425$350,425
Tetra DTP-HepB (NVS)$10,357,601$10,357,601$10,357,601100%
Vaccine Introduction Grant$2,680,000$2,680,000$1,814,00068%
Yellow Fever (NVS)$20,808,448$26,088,948$21,191,259102%
Total$338,907,512$471,578,012$271,461,003

Red line on table indicates duration of support based on commitments.
Commitments: Multi-year programme budgets endorsed in principle by the GAVI Board. These become financial commitments upon approval each year for the following calendar year.
Approvals: Total Approved for funding (IRC Reviewed)

Download data for commitments & disbursements in XLS format

Congo Democratic Republic of the DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)

Grade of Confidence		70%

*
DTP3 - Official country estimates (2011)90%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.03
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for male (2009)63.20%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for female (2009)61.10%
Household survey: Last DTP3 survey (2009)61%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2011)69%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2011)4%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)71%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)78%

Breakdown of support

Non-vaccine supportVaccine support
29% 71%
$77,419,211 $194,041,792

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

Move mouse over graph for details

News and updates relating to Congo Democratic Republic of the

14 December 2012

drc1

Seth Berkley visits DR Congo to view progress on immunisation

The twofold objective of Dr Berkley’s visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo was to gain a better understanding of what drives increases in immunisation coverage in a large fragile country and to advise on the scaling-up of pneumococcal vaccines. Meetings with various partners, including government ministers, UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and DR Congo’s vibrant civil society allowed vigorous discussion of how best to provide financial sustainability for immunisation.

14 June 2012

Hillary Clinton-Child Survival Call to Action

Hillary Clinton, birthplace should not affect survival of a child

Addressing a gathering of global leaders on child and maternal health, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton describes the child mortality gap between rich and poor countries as "shocking".

04 April 2011

DRC pneumo rollout ministers 04042011

DR Congo introduces new vaccine against one of its leading causes of child death

In an effort to drastically improve the chances of children reaching their fifth birthday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today stepped up its immunization programme by including vaccines to combat pneumonia.

Useful links

View all sources for data in this page
close icon

modal window here