Financial requirements
The Financial resource requirements series (FRR) details the funding – required and currently available – to finance activities identified by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) for the 2012-2013 period to interrupt wild poliovirus transmission globally and prepare for the post-eradication era. The FRR is updated quarterly. Programmatic and financial scenarios for the Polio Endgame (i.e. for 2014-2018) will be presented in an upcoming edition of the FRR.
The FRR details the funding – required and currently available – to finance the activities required by the Strategic Plan 2010-2012, successfully interrupt wild poliovirus transmission globally and prepare for the post-eradication era. Of note, in a continuing trend, the largest funding sources are not from the international public-sector development community, but from private contributions (accounting for 14% of confirmed contributions) and domestic contributions (accounting for 19% of contributions).
The 2012-2013 budget estimate for core costs, planned supplementary immunization activities and emergency response is US$ 2.23 billion, against which there is a funding gap of US$ 1.09 billion (US$ 405 million for 2012). The Initiative is tracking US$ 258 million in firm prospects, which if fully operationalized would reduce the overall funding gap to US$ 832 million.
This budget estimate represents an increase of US$ 379 million compared to earlier estimates and is driven primarily by a US$ 306 million increase for supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) in 2013 in the endemic countries, re-established transmission countries and across west, central and the Horn of Africa, including a significant scaling up of social mobilization activities. New contributions since October 2011 of US$ 111 million, including from Angola, Australia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Canada, India and UNICEF Regular Resources, help to offset this increase.
Budget priorities
If required resources are not made available, priority will be placed on covering core costs and carrying out activities in areas with ongoing polio transmission, followed by activities to reduce the risk of international spread.
Table: Supplementary immunization activities - 2012 and 2013
Country breakdown of budget
Endemic countries account for 66% of the global budget for 2012; countries with re-established transmission account for 14%; and countries with recurrent importations for 17%.
Details of external funding requirements in polio-endemic and highest-risk countries for 2012-2013, 2012 and 2013
2012-2013 financial resource requirements
Confirmed and tentative funding and funding gaps for polio-endemic and re-established transmission countries.
The Polio EndGame (2014-2018)
Programmatic and financial scenarios for the Polio EndGame will be presented in an upcoming edition of the FRR.
Budget review process
Budget development is paired with a regular, interactive process of reviewing and reprioritizing activities in light of evolving epidemiology and available resources.
Budget and financing history
