The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none).

CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $5,500,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.We expect you to partner with the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini to strengthen national surveillance, research, and laboratory

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capacities, as well as emergency preparedness and response systems and structures to monitor and inform a sustainable response to HIV/TB and related public health threats.Activities should strengthen the Ministry of Health (MOH) and other relevant government entities’ capacity to oversee, conduct, and advance public health surveillance, research, and surveys while expanding local epidemiologic competencies.

Areas of focus include:Outbreak detection, investigation, response and recovery.Epidemic modeling.Data analytics and visualization.As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national laboratory systems, priority activities will:Tackle structural barriers.Enhance diagnostic network operations.Build molecular testing capacity.Advance laboratory information system interoperability.Improve quality management.Facilitate access to and uptake of quality laboratory services.Eswatini’s public health preparedness and response systems and structures will be reinforced with activities that assist MOH in its efforts to strengthen the Eswatini CDC (National Public Health Institute [NPHI]) pillars, which include not only early warning surveillance and the national public health laboratory, but also public health workforce, the emergency operations center, and health/risk communication.