Ghana

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Total population (2012)25,545,939
Birth cohort (2012)781,737
Surviving Infants (surviving to 1 year per year, 2012)747,254
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births, 2011)51.80/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2011)77.60/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)3.88
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2011)1,410
Co-financing status (2012)Intermediate
No. of districts/territories (2011)170

GAVI support for Ghana

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)
200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Cash Support$170,000$195,000
Civil Society Organisation support (CSO)$382,500$382,500$450,409118%
Health System Strengthening (HSS)$9,670,000$9,670,000$9,670,000100%
HPV Demo (NVS)$212,000$212,000
Immunisation Services Support (ISS)$5,316,620$5,316,620$5,276,12099%
Injection Safety Support (INS)$855,300$855,300$855,300100%
Measles (NVS)$842,048$1,250,048$551,82766%
Measles-Rubella (NVS)$8,435,000$8,435,000
Meningitis A - campaign (NVS)$2,441,500$2,441,500$2,149,19388%
Meningitis A - operational costs (OPC)$1,949,753$1,949,753$1,949,753100%
MR - Operational costs (OPC)$7,522,000$7,522,000
Penta (NVS)$92,032,566$106,597,066$86,029,12393%
Pneumo (NVS)$38,958,100$54,361,600$29,791,49776%
Rotavirus (NVS)$9,781,048$14,745,548$7,399,58976%
Vaccine Introduction Grant$1,888,000$1,888,000$1,015,00054%
Yellow Fever (NVS)$7,360,489$8,904,489$7,351,539100%
Total$187,816,924$224,726,424$152,489,351

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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Ghana DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)

Grade of Confidence
91%

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DTP3 - Official country estimates (2011)91%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.06
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for male (2007)88.80%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for female (2007)88.80%
Household survey: Last DTP3 survey (2007)89%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2011)85%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2011)0%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)91%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)91%

Breakdown of support

Non-vaccine supportVaccine support
13% 87%
$19,216,582 $133,272,768

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

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News and updates relating to Ghana

14 May 2013

Mariam

Kenya first country to protect girls against cervical cancer with GAVI support

Kenya becomes the first country to protect girls against cervical cancer with GAVI-supported human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.

08 May 2013

GAVI HPV Vaccine Infographic

14 March 2013

One Direction 2

Comic Relief raises smiles, funds for GAVI

Comic Relief, the hugely popular UK charity, pulls out all the stops for its biannual Red Nose Day fundraising campaign today, bringing substantial visibility and support for child immunisation in the developing world.

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