Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

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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, 2012)110.22/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2012)181.49/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)2.67
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2010)180
Co-financing status (2012)Low-income
No. of districts/territories (2009)508
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GAVI support for Congo Democratic Republic of the

Type of support

Approvals

2001-2016 (US$)
(31 Dec 2011)

Commitments

2001-2016 (US$)
(31 Dec 2011)

Disbursements

2001-2012 (US$)
(31 Dec 2011)

% Disbursed

(31 Dec 2011)
20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Civil Society Organisation support (CSO)$5,319,000$5,319,000$3,089,00058%
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%
Penta (NVS)$109,339,649$109,339,649$92,929,60785%
Pneumo (NVS)$88,857,500$222,199,500$50,531,49857%
Tetra DTP-HepB (NVS)$10,357,601$10,357,601$10,357,601100%
Vaccine Introduction Grant$1,814,000$1,814,000$1,814,000100%
Yellow Fever (NVS)$19,252,338$26,970,338$18,663,01497%
Total$320,275,299$461,335,299$247,570,931

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)

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Congo Democratic Republic of the DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)63%
DTP3 - Official country estimates (2010)78%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.03%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for male (2010)63.20%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for female (2010)61.10%
Household survey: Last DTP3 survey (2010)61%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2010)5%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2010)9%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)68%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)72%

Breakdown of support

CSO, HSS & ISS supportVaccine support
30% 70%
$75,089,211 $172,481,720

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

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News and updates relating to Congo Democratic Republic of the

04 April 2011

DRC pneumo rollout ceremony

GAVI support kicks-off a healthy start into life for Congolese children

On 4 April the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) joined the set of six countries that use the new vaccine against pneumococcus to protect their children.

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.

06 October 2010

First pledging conference set for June 2011

GAVI Alliance donors and partners agreed to convene a first pledging conference in June 2011 to ensure that the global health partnership has the necessary funding to introduce new vaccines against the two biggest killers of children, pneumonia and diarrhoea.

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