Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2007 2008 2009

Details for Mechanism ID: 4661
Country/Region: Namibia
Year: 2007
Main Partner: International Laboratory Branch Consortium Partners
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: NGO
Funding Agency: HHS/CDC
Total Funding: $320,000

Funding for Laboratory Infrastructure (HLAB): $320,000

This is a new activity for FY07. The USG GAP International Laboratory Branch has established a CDC/GAP ILB Consortium consisting of 4 US partners with laboratory expertise. The partners include the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). An NIP laboratory training needs assessment was completed in FY06, and recommended workshops and consultations will be organized in FY07. The presenting partner will be selected depending on the following priorities that were identified during the laboratory assessment. Priority areas for training and consultation are laboratory management including strategic planning for the national laboratory system (APHL); training on biomonitoring assays such as CD4 methods and instrumentation, chemistry and hematology (ASCP); OI focusing on tuberculosis smear microscopy, culture and drug susceptibility testing (ASM); and standardized laboratory methodology and quality assurance (CLSI). These activities will not support equipment or reagent procurement, items that are included within the direct-funding mechanism to the NIP through the new Cooperative Agreement with the USG. See NIP/Lab Infrastructure #7337.