Nigeria

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Total population (2012)166,629,383
Birth cohort (2012)6,585,021
Surviving Infants (surviving to 1 year per year, 2012)6,003,753
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births, 2012)88.27/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2012)141.87/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)3.44
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2010)1,180
Co-financing status (2012)Intermediate
No. of districts/territories (2009)774

GAVI support for Nigeria

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)
20012002200320042006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Health System Strengthening (HSS)$36,462,500$44,704,000$22,098,50061%
Immunisation Services Support (ISS)$47,324,000$47,324,000$30,637,00065%
Injection Safety Support (INS)$12,630,270$12,630,270$7,791,77062%
Meningitis A - campaign (NVS)$11,836,000$61,275,500$11,494,16697%
Operational Support$4,496,950$23,261,645$4,496,950100%
Penta (NVS)$21,514,500$124,736,000$5,433,56225%
Vaccine Introduction Grant$2,136,000$2,136,000$100,0005%
Yellow Fever (NVS)$34,889,813$49,776,313$36,087,560103%
Total$171,290,034$365,843,729$118,139,509

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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Nigeria DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)69%
DTP3 - Official country estimates (2010)74%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.06%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for male (2008)35.60%
Household survey: DTP3 coverage for female (2008)35.30%
Household survey: Last DTP3 survey (2008)35%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2010)2%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2010)10%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)71%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)79%

Breakdown of support

CSO, HSS & ISS supportVaccine support
55% 45%
$65,124,220 $53,015,288

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

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News and updates relating to Nigeria

10 May 2012

Nilgun Myanmar 2

Diary of a vaccine monitor

As a programme officer with the GAVI Alliance, Nilgun Aydogan is responsible not only for helping south Asian countries apply for funding to introduce life-saving vaccines but also for monitoring the effectiveness of their immunisation programmes.

24 April 2012

5th Birthday Campaign

USAID’s Shah calls for zero preventable deaths

Launching the “Every Child Deserves a Fifth Birthday” social media campaign in Washington,  the head of the United States Agency for International Development gives a sneak peek of his vision for a world with zero child deaths from preventable diseases.

17 April 2012

Nigeria Vaccine Summit

IVAC identifies solutions to Nigeria childhood mortality crisis

A study released today by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has identified the most feasible and impactful solutions for Nigeria’s immunisation programme that could offer the best hope yet for scaling up vaccine access to the nation’s most rural areas and taking aim at the country’s precipitous number of child deaths.

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