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GH17-1719 Strengthening Public Health Laboratory Systems in the Republic of Cameroon Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Award Number: NU2GGH002102
ORGANIZATION: COORDINATING OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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GH17-1719 Strengthening Public Health Laboratory Systems in the Republic of Cameroon Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - In this funding request, Global Health Systems Solutions (GHSS) will assist the government of Cameroon to strengthen and expand laboratory systems and services, and build the competencies of laboratory staff in order to improve the quality of testing needed to support HIV prevention, treatment and care goals in prioritized national and sub-national geographic locations of Cameroon that have been prioritized for intervention by CDC/PEPFAR. GHSS will leverage its vast experience acquired over the last 5 years, as the sole CDC/PEPFAR laboratory-implementing partner, to implement the activities outlined in this application and address existing challenges that hinder access to and availability of quality laboratory services. GHSS specific objectives for the Request for Funding Application (RFA) will include: 1) implementing Quality Management Systems geared towards laboratory accreditation using innovative quality strategies; 2) implement and expand External Quality Assurance programs to support testing for HIV serology, Early Infant Diagnoses, viral load, CD4 and Tuberculosis, continuous Quality Improvement; 3) develop a specimen referral networks to reduce turnaround time and improve referral of specimens across PEPFAR-supported sites; 4) provide technical assistance and support training and mentoring of ministry of health laboratory personnel to ensure institutionalization and sustainability of Continuous Quality Improvement; 5) provide technical assistance to support implementation of Basic Laboratory Information Systems (BLIS); 6) build capacity of the National Public Health Laboratory to support coordination of diagnostic services and networks; and 7) provide training of equipment maintenance and calibration officers and establish service maintenance contracts to laboratories to be accredited. At the end of the project period, GHSS expects to achieve the following outcomes: 1) improve the quality management systems of 65 laboratories according to the WHO AFRO Stepwise Laboratory Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) and accredit at least five of them in the CDC/PEPFAR prioritize locations, to international standards, resulting in improved accuracy and reliability of patient test results; 2) expand coverage and improve the quality of HIV test results by certifying 600 testing sites and testers, using the WHO-CDC Stepwise Process for Improvement of Rapid Test standards and 50 HIV-related point of care testing sites engaged in testing for Early Infant Diagnosis, viral load, CD4 and TB; 3) establish 10 effective specimen referral networks that will help decrease by 80% turnaround time from specimen collection and reporting of patient test results in the CDC/PEPFAR priority areas, leading to better patient management; 4) train and develop competences of 1,550 ministry of health laboratory personnel in the areas of continuous quality improvement to ensure institutionalization and sustainability of laboratory efforts in Cameroon; 5) establish BLIS in all 65 laboratories enrolled in SLIPTA; with the expectation that BLIS will help reduce by 70% the delay of reporting of patient test results and reduce error rates by 90%, and enhance overall retention in care; 6) support the development of the capacity of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) to coordinate and link all 10 Regional Hospital laboratories in the country; enhance the NPHL’s capacity to provide leadership and oversight in implementing Quality Management Systems across the Regions of Cameroon by developing policies and guidance to ensure increase proportion of laboratories receiving HIV and point of care proficiency testing with follow-up corrective actions; and 7) provide training of equipment maintenance and calibration officers and establish service maintenance contracts with five laboratories to be accredited; as well as validate test methods in the same laboratories.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = -$634,325 )
2023	2022	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	06	5	9/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$634,325
2023	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	06	5	9/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	06	5	9/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2019	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	06	5	9/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2018	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	06	5	9/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2017	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	06	5	9/13/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = -$634,325

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $2,562,500 )
2022	2022	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	04	5	4/18/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$687,500
2022	2022	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	01	5	12/16/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$1,875,000
2022	2022	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	02	5	1/12/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2022	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	05	5	5/17/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2022	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	03	5	3/18/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	01	5	12/16/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $2,562,500

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $2,018,335 )
2021	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	00	5	8/16/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$687,500
2021	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	08	4	2/26/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	09	4	3/11/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	07	4	2/22/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$1,330,835
2021	2021	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	10	4	5/14/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	06	4	1/25/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province			CMR	Global AIDS	02	4	10/16/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	07	4	2/22/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	10	4	5/14/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	09	4	3/11/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	05	4	12/18/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	08	4	2/26/2021	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	04	4	12/10/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2021	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe				CMR	Global AIDS	03	4	11/10/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $2,018,335

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $1,372,140 )
2020	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	01	4	9/9/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	03	3	12/26/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$872,140
2020	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	04	3	1/7/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe	province	postal_code		CMR	Global AIDS	06	3	9/12/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	00	4	8/17/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$500,000
2020	2020	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	05	3	6/16/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	02	3	12/18/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	04	3	1/7/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2019	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	03	3	12/26/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2018	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	04	3	1/7/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2018	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	03	3	12/26/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2018	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	02	3	12/18/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2017	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	02	3	12/18/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2017	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	04	3	1/7/2020	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2020	2017	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	03	3	12/26/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $1,372,140

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $1,259,757 ) (Continued on the next page)
2019	2019	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	01	3	9/30/2019	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2019	2019	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	00	3	8/21/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$290,713
2019	2019	Global Health Systems Solutio ns	Sonara Rd, 3 Ngeme Street	South West Region Limbe	province	postal_code		CMR	Global AIDS	02	2	12/3/2018	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$969,044
2019	2018	GLOBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS	Sonara Road	Limbe		732		CMR	Global AIDS	00	3	8/21/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
Grand Total All Awards = $7,722,216

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GH17-1719 Strengthening Public Health Laboratory Systems in the Republic of Cameroon Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Award Number: NU2GGH002102

ORGANIZATION: COORDINATING OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

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