OpportunityTitle: Tanzania Ministry of Health (MOHCDGEC): Protecting Public Health Globally by Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Permanent Secretary Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MoHCDGEC) Principal Investigator and Assistant Director for Epidemiology University of Dodoma, Faculty of Social Science in Community Development Building 11, P.O. Box 743 Dodoma Tanzania 40478
Description: This NOFO supports implementation of programs and activities focusing on protecting and improving health globally and further implementing Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) through partnership with the Tanzania MOHCDGEC. Its purpose is to advance support for multisectoral engagement in human and animal health at all levels in developing strong health systems and resources needed for enhanced surveillance, preparedness and readiness efforts for outbreaks, public health emergencies and health threats. The three main strategic areas are prevent avoidable epidemics, detect threats early, and respond rapidly and effectively to potential events of concern for public health and health security. CDC will leverage MOHCDGEC resources to promote national initiatives and frameworks that support International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005) core capacities: detect and reduce biothreats, improve sharing of best practices, use relevant tools to promote health security, strengthen accountability and transparency of data sharing, and participate in regional and international health security initiatives. Outcomes include strengthening capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to potential events of concern for public health and health security and demonstrate improvement in at least 5 GHSA/IHR technical areas to a level of &#8220;Demonstrated Capacity&#8221; as measured by relevant health security assessment (i.e., World Health Organization (WHO)/IHR Monitoring and Evaluation Framework).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Policy
GrantorContactText: Herbert Kimble &lt;br/&gt;cwz2@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.