Deadline: 18 July 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking applications from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Maintenance of Influenza Surveillance Capacity by National Health Authorities Outside the United States” with an aim to support existing routine influenza surveillance systems and support the maintenance of the capacity to detect, monitor, respond and mitigate transmission of influenza viruses.
It will also enable national institutes to maintain their World Health Organization (WHO) National Influenza Center NIC) laboratory and to fully participate in the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response Systems (GISRS) by sharing specimens and clinical and epidemiologic data on disease related to the circulation of influenza.
Funding Information: The approximate total fiscal year funding is $4,000,000.
Strategies and Activities
- Maintain the capacity of epidemiologists in routine influenza surveillance, analysis, and outbreak preparedness & response
- Maintain an information management system that produces useful data for surveillance objective an information management system for influenza surveillance data
- Maintain sentinel surveillance for SARI and ILI by evaluating the level of quality & utility for surveillance objectives and analysis
- Maintain influenza testing capacity at the national influenza laboratory through external quality review, management and training
- Sharing of influenza viruses with WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) via the WHO Collaborating Centers
- Strengthened participation in WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and response System (GISRS)
- Maintain surveillance for outbreaks of severe respiratory and febrile illnesses
- Participate with CDC’s Influenza Division in relevant meetings, assessments, discussions and other opportunities as they may arise
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility is limited to the Ministries of Health or their bona fide agents in countries mentioned below.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit electronically via given website.
Eligible Countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Laos, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Republic of Georgia, Russia, Rwanda, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (American Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna, plus Australia, France, New Zealand and the United States of America), South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine and Vietnam.
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