OpportunityTitle: Strengthening the Quality, Accessibility, and Sustainability of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) in United Republic of Tanzania under the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Description: Timely and reliable laboratory data are an essential component of a well-functioning national health system. This FOA will support strengthening the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of the NHLS across a six-tiered network, i.e., at the national, zonal, regional, district, health center, and dispensary levels. Technical assistance will focus on improving the quality assurance of HIV rapid testing, TB microscopy and GeneXpert; Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) and Viral Load (VL) testing; establishment and maintenance of efficient sample referral system and transport networks; implementation of laboratory Quality Management Systems; implementation of Laboratory Information Management Systems; scale up of EID and VL monitoring programs; quantification and forecasting of laboratory commodities; HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance; and, effective use of laboratory data for program management.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Katie Sobush&lt;br/&gt;GHK5@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.