OpportunityTitle: Provision of HIV/AIDS-related Strategic Information and Laboratory Support and Technical Assistance Services in Angola under the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: National Institute to Combat HIV/AIDS (INLS), an institute within the Government of Angola
Description: The purpose of the proposed Cooperative Agreement (CoAg) is to strengthen Angola&apos;s response to &amp; control of HIV by providing financial &amp; technical assistance &amp; support to the Government of the Republic of Angola (GRA), National Institute to Fight HIV/AIDS (INLS). The Institute will improve HIV-related data quality; HIV-related diagnostic testing, &amp; review national HIV-related policies. Focal areas will include the collection, analysis, management, &amp; dissemination of quality HIV/AIDS-related data; standardized &amp; internationally supported methods for conducting viral load (VL) &amp; early infant diagnosis (EID) lab-based testing including appropriate documentation &amp; electronic return of results to clinics/hospitals; &amp; review national HIV-related policies, guidelines, standard data collection tools, &amp; protocols specific to HIV care &amp; treatment. These laboratory &amp; strategic information activities will help to better inform the GRA &amp; the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) HIV epidemic response &amp; contribute to the overall control of HIV in Angola.
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GrantorContactText: For all other submission questions, contact: &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section &lt;br/&gt;Department of Health and Human Services &lt;br/&gt;CDC Office of Financial Resources &lt;br/&gt;Office of Grants Services &lt;br/&gt;2920 Brandywine Road, MS E-14 &lt;br/&gt;Atlanta, GA 30341 &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: 770-488-2700 &lt;br/&gt;E-mail: ogstims@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.