OpportunityTitle: Developing and Sustaining Laboratory Infrastructure in Haiti Under the President&#146;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The NPHL, as a component of the MSPP, is the government agency responsible for safeguarding public health in the country. As such, it is involved in laboratory strategic planning for the health sector, policy development, norm formulation, and regulations. The NPHL is the only laboratory organization having a presence in the 10 geographic departments of the country.     The NPHL has the statutory authority to develop, implement, and oversee regulations related to laboratory accreditation, testing, and quality assurance/quality control in the country. It has supported the development and implementation of a Laboratory Information System throughout the country.    The NPHL manages a network of regional reference laboratories as well as the national reference laboratory. These labs function as centers of excellence for training of personnel and referrals of diagnostic specimens from peripheral sites also operated by networks of providers supported by PEPFAR.
Description: The purpose of this program is to continue to develop the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) in Haiti and to establish its lead role in the Haitian healthcare system for diagnostic, referral, and training services.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Information Management Section (TIMS)
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) &lt;br/&gt;Technical Information Management Section (TIMS) &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: All active Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs in Haiti suspensions have been removed effective 02/18/2010.