OpportunityTitle: Strengthening Laboratory Infrastructure, Quality of Laboratory Services, and Strategic Information Capacity in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This funding announcement is not a request for applications.  This is a public notice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&#146;s intention to fund the described project activities without full and open competition.
Description: The purpose of this program is to support strengthening of integrated public health laboratory systems, surveys and surveillance, and TB/HIV programs in Ethiopia. Strengthening quality assurance system at all tiers of the laboratory network with decentralization of external quality assessment (EQA), accreditation of laboratories, an integrated specimen referral system for specialized testing, capacity building of regional laboratories, implementation of a comprehensive equipment maintenance strategy, systematic expansion of laboratory information systems, and evaluation and implementation of better diagnostic technologies are important objectives articulated in the national laboratory master plan. The program will also focus on the development of laboratory capacity to detect multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) at national and regional levels.
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