Capacity Building to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Emerging Infectious Disease Threats and Strengthen Global Health Security in Uganda

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CK-15-003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.084Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Mar 10, 2015Award Ceiling: $1,500,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Dec 29, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The vision for global health security is a world safe and secure from global health threats posed by infectious diseases—where it is possible to prevent or mitigate the impact of naturally-occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens, rapidly detect and transparently report outbreaks when they occur, and employ an interconnected global network that can respond effectively to limit the spread of infectious disease outbreaks in humans and animals, mitigate human suffering and the loss of human life, and reduce economic impact. In partnership with international organizations, and public and private stakeholders, the United States Government (USG) seeks to accelerate progress toward a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats and to promote global health security as an international security priority. There are three key themes: Preventing and reducing the likelihood of outbreaks – natural, accidental, or intentional - is essential. ...
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