Nicaragua

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Total population (2012)5,954,898
Birth cohort (2012)137,209
Surviving Infants (surviving to 1 year per year, 2012)134,666
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births, 2011)21.60/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2011)25.60/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)3.66
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2011)1,510
Co-financing status (2012)Intermediate
No. of districts/territories (2011)153

GAVI support for Nicaragua

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)
20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Health System Strengthening (HSS)$1,940,750$3,193,600$1,387,50071%
Immunisation Services Support (ISS)$217,800$217,800$113,50052%
Injection Safety Support (INS)$462,500$462,500$461,990100%
Pneumo (NVS)$9,746,997$13,540,497$10,084,207103%
Rotavirus (NVS)$11,742,500$16,706,000$8,856,00075%
Vaccine Introduction Grant$200,000$200,000$200,000100%
Total$24,310,547$34,320,397$21,103,197

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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Nicaragua DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)

Grade of Confidence
98%

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DTP3 - Official country estimates (2011)102%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.05
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for male (2005)94.60%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for female (2005)95.50%
Household survey: Last DTP3 survey (2005)95%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2011)88%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2011)1%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)99%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2011)99%

Breakdown of support

Non-vaccine supportVaccine support
10% 90%
$2,162,990 $18,940,207

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

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News and updates relating to Nicaragua

27 April 2013

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Thousands of Haitian children to be protected against leading cause of severe diarrhoea

Haiti marks World Immunization Week with a ceremonial introduction of rotavirus vaccine into the country’s routine immunisation programme, with the support of the GAVI Alliance.

25 March 2013

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GAVI partner 'la Caixa' Foundation heightens commitment to children's vaccination

The GAVI Alliance receives an additional €1 million from the “la Caixa” Foundation to purchase life-saving vaccines for children in Latin America.

07 March 2013

Nicaragua pneumococcal launch Dec 2010

Advance Market Commitments ‘promising solutions’ to global health challenges

An evaluation of the design of the pilot Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for pneumococcal vaccines published today shines a light on the groundbreaking funding mechanism which has already helped vaccinate 13 million children against the world’s biggest childhood killer.

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