Developing Countries: Zika Virus
(asked on 2nd February 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what UK bilateral and (b) multilateral funding to support health care system strengthening in countries determined by the WHO to be affected by, or at risk from the Zika virus, has been in each of the last six years.
The table below shows UK bilateral disbursements, against a number of OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) health related classifications, to countries on the WHO list of those affected, or likely to be affected, by the Zika virus. These include basic health care, communicable disease control, health education and health personnel development, all of which contribute to strengthening health systems.
Table: UK ODA spend on health 2009-2014
£’000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Barbados | 3 |
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Brazil | 13 | 1,461 | 2,779 | 491 | 1,233 | 87 |
Costa Rica |
| 191 |
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Dominican Republic |
| 10 |
| 16 |
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Ecuador |
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| 3 | 5 |
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Guatemala | 26 |
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Guyana |
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| 2 | 2 |
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Haiti |
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| 1,000 |
Honduras |
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| 9 |
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Mexico | 61 | 1,061 | 105 | 835 | 202 | 363 |
Nicaragua | 219 | 0 |
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Paraguay |
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| 3 | 2 |
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Venezuela |
| 7 |
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Total | 322 | 2,730 | 2,890 | 1,349 | 1,448 | 1,450 |
Source: Statistics on International Development 2015
The UK has also provided support to these countries through core contributions to multilateral organisations, but data on expenditure on specific sectors to specific countries is not available.
DFID and the Department of Health will request the World Health Organisation to provide further guidance on which countries beyond those currently affected are at greatest risk from Zika, including the risks to other regions including Sub Saharan Africa and South Asia; this is scientifically very challenging.