Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2011 2012

Details for Mechanism ID: 12929
Country/Region: Ghana
Year: 2012
Main Partner: Partnership for Supply Chain Management
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Private Contractor
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

The Ghana Partnership Framework (PF) includes a number of activities designed to strengthen laboratory practice in the delivery of HIV services. A number of these activities involve the purchase and installation of laboratory equipment, reagents and related laboratory supplies. One particular need is the improvement of the national cold storage infrastructure, including warehouses and specialized containers for transportation.

The PF also calls for strengthening of the information and communications technology infrastructure for laboratory and strategic information, both within facilities and between facilities. This includes equipment necessary for laboratory information systems at several locations.

The Partnership for Supply Chain Management is a central mechanism designed to perform logistics functions and provide technical assistance in supply chain issues. It can serve as a purchasing and delivery agent for laboratory equipment, reagents, laboratory supplies, computer and networking hardware, printers and consumables. In addition, it can provide technical assistance with logistics issues such as cold storage.

CDC Ghana is not funding this mechanism in FY2012.

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $0

Funding was provided to support the development of laboratory information system capacity through support for local and wide area networks to be installed in the GHS reference and regional laboratories. These networks will allow for more efficient reporting to the national level as well as enhance the capacity for data sharing at the regional level. The network is expected to cover about five regions. This budget code will be used for equipment procurement for the networks.Not being funded in FY2012 COP