OpportunityTitle: Scaling High Quality Laboratory Services for HIV Diagnosis, Care, Treatment and Monitoring in Mozambique under the President&apos;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Description: Laboratory services, and their networks, are fundamental components of effective, well-functioning health systems and are essential for patient management, disease detection and control, and surveillance. This NOFO will support Mozambique&#8217;s Ministry of Health (MOH) to strengthen the integrated national laboratory network in order to ensure the provision of quality services for clinical diagnosis, screening, and surveillance in support of HIV care and treatment and the achievement of an AIDS free generation. The NOFO will address the following elements of laboratory systems: governance and management of the integrated laboratory network, strengthening institutions to build and retain a quality laboratory workforce, building technical and scientific capacity, and implementing quality management systems towards accreditation.Expected outcomes include:Optimal efficiency of laboratory network operationsIncrease implementation of quality management systems through a technically and financially sustainable quality improvement and accreditation program owned and implemented by the MOHExpanded coverage and quality of external quality assessment (EQA) servicesImproved adherence to laboratory biosafety standardsEffective laboratory pre-service training through measured performanceImproved capacity of laboratory workforce and decreased reliance on external training supportAppropriate coverage and performance of laboratory information systems
GrantorContactEmailDescription: OGSTIMS
GrantorContactText: ogstims &lt;br/&gt;ogstims@cdc.gov &lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.