Cooperative Agreement with the South Africa National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS)

The summary for the Cooperative Agreement with the South Africa National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Cooperative Agreement with the South Africa National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS): The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to address the following public health practice goal among others:1. To conduct on a national level, public health surveillance and epidemiological assessments on issues affecting disease, premature death, and quality of life; develop high quality laboratory systems and diagnostic capacity; and, implement evidence-based public health programs on the following: infectious diseases with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS (not limited to blood safety, injection safety, infection control, and medical waste management), Malaria, Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Zoonotic diseases, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Tuberculosis, Influenza and other diseases with pandemic potential as well as Emergency Preparedness and Response, Environmental Health issues, Chronic Diseases, Maternal and Child Health, Reproductive Health, Public Health Preparedness, Bio-safety, and Injury Control and Prevention