Advancing Ethiopia’s capacity to meet the International Health Regulations through local partner engagement
Agency: Centers for Disease Control-GHC
Assistance Listings: 93.318 -- Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security
Last Updated: January 14, 2025
Description
"The CDC office in Ethiopia was established in 2001 and works closely with the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), and other Government of Ethiopia (GOE) agencies to develop the capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to priority diseases. In 2014, CDC began coordination with the GOE to build Ethiopia's capacity to achieve the International Health Regulation (IHR) targets through implementing the Global Health Security Agenda. The initial roadmap was developed with multisector partners in 2015, and the multi-sector collaboration is provingsuccessful with over...
500 trained in field epidemiology, a national public health emergencyoperations center activated for outbreaks and expanding diagnostic and surveillance capacity. In 2020, CDC has continued to support and advance GOE's ability to detect, respond and manage multiple concurrent outbreaks that plague Ethiopia on a yearly basis through the collaboration of multiple implementing partners including EPHI. CDC will continue to empower the GOE to strengthen their response efforts to public health emergencies by building on the 2020-2025 projects focused on CDC's Global Health Security Framework.The strategic focus areas of CDC's work to achieve Ethiopia's IHR compliance are thefollowing:1. Laboratory, 2. Workforce Development, 3. Surveillance, 4. Emergency Response and Management, 5. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), 6. Immunization, and7. Health Information System Strengthening."
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- State governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- City or township governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Education
- Independent school districts
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Additional information
N/A
Grantor contact information
Description
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DGHPNOFOs@cdc.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
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Archived: May 8, 2025
Award
$25,000,000
Program Funding
2
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
CDC-RFA-JG-25-0139
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
5
Posted date:
August 15, 2024
Archive date:
May 8, 2025
