Strengthen Uganda Ministry of Health Capacity to Execute its Essential Public Health Functions through Provision of Technical Assistance, Public Health Workforce Development and Institutional Capacity-Building in the Republic of Uganda under PEPFAR

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1592 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.067Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Oct 15, 2014Award Ceiling: $10,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 2Creation Date: Aug 27, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to strengthen capabilities of the Ministry of Health (MOH) to execute essential public health functions. This FOA aligns with and supports Global Health Initiative and PEPFAR sustainability and country ownership continuum investments in public health systems, health policies, and public health workforce development. Key components include (A) support for HIV/AIDS and other priority disease control programs, as well as support for departments performing cross-cutting public health functions at the Ministry of Health through technical assistance; and (B) support for public health workforce development using applied learning methodologies in a tiered-training model. This model will be tailored to the appropriate cadre and associated competencies at the community-extension, facility, sub-district, district and national levels. Particular focus will be given to enhancing capabilities of district health services to execute their mand...
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