Request for Proposal For Polio Surveillance And Lab Assessment Consultant in Niger

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Request for proposals for Polio Surveillance and Lab Assessment Consultant Project Background The STRIDES program (Strengthening Infectious Disease Detection Systems), funded by the U.S. Department of State, supports countries to strengthen surveillance systems and laboratory networks critical to global health security (GHS) and polio eradication. As part of its polio portfolio, STRIDES is supporting efforts to improve the quality and performance of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance and ecological surveillance (ES) systems in alignment with Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) standards. Additionally, STRIDES prioritizes strengthening detection capacity and laboratory systems for priority pathogens, including polio while expanding access to quality laboratory services for diseases of public health importance. A critical component of polio surveillance is ensuring that stool and ecologicalsamples are collected, handled, transported, and received at designated laboratories in accordance with GPEI protocols. Despite ongoing partner support, persistent gaps remain in AFP case detection, investigation, specimen collection and transport, ES functionality, reporting pathways, and data quality in select geographic areas. A rapid, multi-partner surveillance system and laboratory assessment are required to identify root causes of underperformance and inform targeted, evidence-based interventions in priority departments and within the laboratory network. This assessment will directly support STRIDES objective to strengthen surveillance systems and strengthen detection capacity and laboratory systems to improve early detection of poliovirus transmission. Tender Link : http://solicitations.fhi360.org/Solicitation.aspx

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