Strengthening HIV/TB Laboratory Quality Management Systems and Services in the Kingdom of Swaziland under the President¿s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

 

Improving access to quality-assured laboratory services is an essential aspect of the Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland (GKOS) and PEPFARÂ’s response to the HIV and TB epidemics. Since 2009, PEPFAR has worked with the Swaziland Health Laboratory Services (SHLS) to support the expansion of Quality Management Systems (QMS) to all laboratories in the country. While important progress has been made, including towards implementation of a laboratory information system, no laboratory has yet achieved accreditation based on international standards. In addition, the SHLS lacks a standardized handbook defining the types of lab services that patients should expect to access at different levels of the health system. Such a handbook is essential to set expectations and measure progress towards decentralization.

Deleted 11/09/2014 (Archived.) CDC-RFA-GH15-1581 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cooperative Agreement 1 Eligible applicants that can apply for this FOA are listed below: Government Organizations: •National Ministries of Health State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) . •American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized) •Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) Non-government Organizations: •American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations •Alaska Native health corporations •Tribal epidemiology centers •Urban Indian health organizations •Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) •Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) •Research institutions (that will perform activities deemed as non-research) Colleges and Universities Community-based organizations Faith-based organizations For-profit organizations (other than small business) Hospitals Small, minority, and women-owned businesses All other eligible organizations PEPFAR Local Partner definition: To be considered eligible as a local partner under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, the applicant must submit supporting documentation demonstrating how their organization meets one of the three criteria listed below under the “PEPFAR Local Partner definition.” The supporting documentation must be included in the Appendices of the application and must be labeled as “Eligibility Documentation for PEPFAR Local Partner Definition.” Applicants that do not provide and/or label the supporting documentation required to meet the PEPFAR Local Partner definition above will not be considered eligible for review. Under PEPFAR, a “local partner” may be an individual or sole proprietorship, an entity, or a joint venture or other arrangement. However, to be considered a local partner in a given country served by PEPFAR, the partner must meet the criteria under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) below: (1) an individual must be a citizen or lawfully admitted permanent resident of and have his/her principal place of business in the country served by the PEPFAR program with which the individual is or may become involved, and a sole proprietorship must be owned 10/10/2014 This program does not have cost sharing or matching requirements. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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