Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

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

Details for Mechanism ID: 13094
Country/Region: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $1

The Association Public Health Laboratories (APHL)has diverse expertise to support HHS/CDC including strategic planning for national laboratory networks, implementing laboratory management information systems, and providing US-based and in-country advanced training for laboratory professionals.In PEPFAR supported countries, the five-year strategic plan for APHL activities include core training initiatives that support laboratory strengthening, and country-specific action plans.APHL provides training and technical assistance to strengthen key areas of laboratory capabilities and capacities: 1) Laboratory management training provides supervisors and directors with the knowledge, skills and abilities 2) Strategic and operational planning workshops provide laboratory professionals with knowledge, skills and tools to develop effective strategic plans 3) Twinning agreements between major US public health laboratories and national referral laboratories 4) Implementation of laboratory information systems (LIS) 5) Technical assistance in QA and EQA programs.APHL activities build sustainable capacity through TOT, long-term twinning agreements and internships at U.S. public health laboratories.APHL also collaborates with WHO/AFRO to support a national laboratory communications network. In Africa, APHL supports training courses at the African Center for Integrated Laboratory Training with faculty and curricula.

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $1

Through the collaboration with CDC-DRC, APHL has identified the key priorities for DRC as:

1. Laboratory Policy and Strategic Planning development and implementationAPHL will continue to provide technical assistance with a focus on the review and development of DRC laboratory policy and strategic planning. The activity will include ensuring the implementation of the strategic plan goals developed for the National laboratory network in DRC.2. Strengthening of the National Laboratory Information SystemsAPHL will provide technical assistance to CDC-DRC IT team in LIS activities identified following BLIS pilot phase by CDC Atlanta representative Mark DeZalia. Activity will include field testing in three facilities.3. One trip is needed for one APHL staff to coordinate work and provide support to the program