Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Details for Mechanism ID: 7320
Country/Region: Botswana
Year: 2012
Main Partner: U.S. Department of State
Main Partner Program: Regional Procurement Support Office - Frankfurt
Organizational Type: Other USG Agency
Funding Agency: enumerations.State/African Affairs
Total Funding: $1,200,000

Funds will support three projects with a total of seven structures - 5 District Labs, National Health Lab and National TB Reference Lab Francistown.1) $550,000 will plus up the five district laboratories to be built. They will be identical multipurpose labs. This will reduce design expenses and leverage training effect for laboratory technicians who may be working at multiple sites. The structures are single story.2) $400,000 of the new funds is to plus up a new national health laboratory that will be constructed in Gaborone. The old laboratory was not suitable for renovation. The new laboratory will be a biosafety level 3 facility able to perform molecular and other specialized tests to monitor communicable diseases. The lab will also serve as a center of excellence with training and quality assurance capabilities.3) $250,000 of the new funds is to plus up the building of a TB Reference laboratory in Francistown to support TB diagnostic efforts in the northern half of Botswana. Because of delays in construction and inflation of the cost of building materials, the funds allocated were not enough to cover all the expenses. FY12 funds will cover the budget shortfall. Original funding for this project was in COP07.

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $1,200,000

Funds will support three new laboratory construction projects: 1) Five district laboratories will be built. 2) A new national health laboratory will be constructed in Gaborone as it was determined that the current laboratory was not suitable for renovation. The new laboratory will be a biosafety level 3 facility able to perform molecular and other specialized tests to monitor communicable diseases. The lab will also serve as a center of excellence with training and quality assurance capabilities. 3) A TB Reference laboratory to support TB diagnostic efforts in the northern half of the country will be constructed on the grounds of the referral hospital in Francistown.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $1,200,000
enumerations.Construction/Renovation $1,200,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Tuberculosis