Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 8891
Country/Region: Mozambique
Year: 2009
Main Partner: American Society for Clinical Pathology
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $20,000

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $20,000

THIS IS A CONTINUING ACTIVITY

This activity is linked to activities implemented by APHL, ASM, MoH, and South to South TBD Partner.

ASCP is providing techical assistance and curriculum support to the National Immunology Reference Lab

for advanced CD4 testing training. Using FY2008 funds, ASCP will support the next CD4 training

workshop, tentatively scheduled for January 2009, at the National Immunology Reference Laboratory. This

is an advanced course for technologists who have initial flow cytometry training developed by APHL. Using

FY2008 and FY2009 funds, ASCP will work in conjunction with the National Institute of Health to continue to

strengthen the CD4 Network capacity. ASCP's CD4 curriculum can be used for future trainings in

Mozambique.

Funding in FY2008 was approved for ASCP to provide ttechnical assistance to the MOH to assist with the

establishment of an external quality assurance (EQA) program for biochemistry and hematology. Because

a National Reference Laboratory does not exist to lead and manage this program, initiation of the activity

was delayed. Recently, the MOH determined that the Maputo Central Hospital would serve as the interim

National Reference Laboratory for Biochemistry and Hematology until a National Public Health Reference

Laboratory is constructed. ASCP will begin working with the Maputo Central Hospital Director and staff to

implement a strategy for biochemistry and hematology EQA and will support the roll-out of this program, first

to Central and Provincial Hospital Laboratories and then to rural and district hospital labs performing these

tests.

In FY09, ASCP will continue its support to the Mozambican laboratory network by helping to build an

adequate resource library for laboratory professionals within Central Hospital Laboratories (which also serve

to train new lab technologists) as well as Provincial Health Science Institutes.

Deliverables: Basic and Advanced CD4 training curriculum; journals and reference books for central level

laboratories.

New/Continuing Activity: Continuing Activity

Continuing Activity: 13209

Continued Associated Activity Information

Activity Activity ID USG Agency Prime Partner Mechanism Mechanism ID Mechanism Planned Funds

System ID System ID

13209 8549.08 HHS/Centers for American Society 8891 8891.08 CoAg $200,000

Disease Control & of Clinical

Prevention Pathology

8549 8549.07 HHS/Centers for To Be Determined 4879 3640.07 TBD

Disease Control & Cooperative

Prevention Agreement

Emphasis Areas

Human Capacity Development

Estimated amount of funding that is planned for Human Capacity Development $20,000

Public Health Evaluation

Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery

Food and Nutrition: Commodities

Economic Strengthening

Education

Water

Table 3.3.16:

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $20,000
Human Resources for Health $20,000