Solomon Islands

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Total population (2012)566,481
Birth cohort (2012)17,414
Surviving Infants (surviving to 1 year per year, 2012)16,798
Infant mortality rate (deaths < 1 year per 1000 births, 2012)35.36/1000
Child mortality rate (deaths < 5 years per 1000 births, 2012)43.63/1000
World Bank Index, IDA (2012)2.78
Gross Nation Income (per capita US$, 2010)1,030
Co-financing status (2012)Intermediate
No. of districts/territories (2009)50

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GAVI support for Solomon Islands

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)
20082009201020112012201320142015
Penta (NVS)$785,376$1,135,876$852,571109%
Vaccine Introduction Grant$100,000$100,000$100,000100%
Total$885,376$1,235,876$952,571

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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Solomon Islands DTP3 / immunisation coverage

DTP3 - WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)79%
DTP3 - Official country estimates (2010)0%
M:F sex ratio at birth (2012)1.09%
% districts achieving > 80% DTP3 coverage (2010)300%
% districts achieving < 50% DTP3 coverage (2010)0%
MCV WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)68%
Polio WHO/UNICEF estimates (2010)78%

Breakdown of support

CSO, HSS & ISS supportVaccine support
10% 90%
$100,000 $852,571

Data refers to disbursed values, date as per above chart

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News and updates relating to Solomon Islands

10 March 2011

Country co-financing: exceeding commitments

Co-financing of GAVI vaccines on the increase

Since 2008, the number of countries required to co-finance new and underused vaccines supplied by GAVI has nearly doubled from 26 to 47 in 2010.

19 May 2009

Developing countries increasingly help finance purchase of life-saving vaccines

Twenty seven countries contribute to vaccine costs through the GAVI Alliance; up from just six in 2007.

01 August 2008

First shot of pentavalent vaccine for the children of the Solomon Islands

Support from the GAVI Alliance enables Introduction of Vaccine against Deadly Haemophilus influenzae type b (or Hib) and Four Other Diseases. For the first time in its history, the Solomon Islands began vaccinating its children today against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and four other common diseases through the use of a 5-1 vaccine purchased with funding from the GAVI Alliance.

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