Liberia

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Total population (2012)4,244,684
Birth cohort (2012)159,208
Surviving Infants (surviving to 1 year per year, 2012)146,915
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births, 2011)58.20/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2011)78.30/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)2.92
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2011)330
Co-financing status (2012)Low-income
No. of districts/territories (2011)15
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GAVI support for Liberia

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
Health System Strengthening (HSS)$5,890,000$9,490,000$3,067,50052%
Immunisation Services Support (ISS)$2,188,750$2,188,750$2,188,750100%
Injection Safety Support (INS)$360,500$360,500$266,50074%
Penta (NVS)$8,249,685$9,722,685$8,707,288106%
Pneumo (NVS)$4,834,375$7,245,578
Vaccine Introduction Grant$355,000$355,000$200,00056%
Yellow Fever (NVS)$1,363,808$1,654,308$1,365,076100%
Total$23,242,118$31,016,821$15,795,114

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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Liberia DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)

Grade of Confidence		49%

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DTP3 - Official country estimates (2011)77%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.06
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for male (2006)49.00%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for female (2006)51.60%
Household survey: Last DTP3 survey (2006)50%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2011)53%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2011)0%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)40%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)56%

Breakdown of support

Non-vaccine supportVaccine support
36% 64%
$5,722,750 $10,072,364

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

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News and updates relating to Liberia

24 September 2012

Seth Berkley

Seth Berkley addresses UN High Level Panel on post-2015 development agenda

GAVI CEO Seth Berkley talk’s health with the High-level Panel of Eminent Persons tasked with preparing a global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for the Millennium Development Goals.

14 June 2012

Ghana double vaccine launch

The Great, the Good, the Glamorous ... and Ghana

Dan Thomas, Head of Media & Communication at the GAVI Alliance, writes about the upcoming Child Survival Call to Action event in Washington, critical to further vaccination successes as seen recently in Ghana.

07 October 2011

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pledging conf 700

GAVI congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winner

The GAVI Alliance congratulates Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. [French]

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