The Task Force For Global Health Inc

TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO CAPACITY BUILDING FOR GLOBAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS - SINCE THE GLOBAL POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1988, MORE THAN 2.5 BILLION CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IMMUNIZED AGAINST POLIO. WORLDWIDE ERADICATION EFFORTS HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES OF WILD POLIOVIRUS (WPV) DECREASE BY MORE THAN 99 PERCENT. TODAY, POLIO REMAINS ENDEMIC IN ONLY TWO COUNTRIES: AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN. THE INSIDIOUS SPREAD OF THIS HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A NETWORK OF HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY AND THE NEED AMONG MINISTRIES OF HEALTH FOR INCREASED SUPPORT DURING DISEASE OUTBREAKS AND ERADICATION CAMPAIGNS. WITH POLIO OUTBREAKS OCCURRING IN OTHER KEY FOCAL AREAS DUE TO CIRCULATING TYPE 2 VACCINE-DERIVED POLIOVIRUS (CVDPV2) IN COTE D?IVOIRE, LIBERIA, SUDAN, TAJIKISTAN AND NIGER WITH RISK OF FURTHER OUTBREAKS IN THE LAKE CHAD BASIN REMAINING HIGH, PROVISION OF TARGETED IN-COUNTRY SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE THROUGH SURGE SUPPORT HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN THE FIGHT TO ERADICATE POLIO.THE RESURGENCE OF OTHER VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES (VPD) SUCH AS MEASLES FURTHER SUPPORTS THE NEED TO STRENGTHEN ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION SYSTEMS IN VPD OUTBREAK COUNTRIES, AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS, GUIDANCE AND ADVISORY GROUPS TO ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS. THE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS ACHIEVED OVER PAST DECADES TO ERADICATE POLIO, ELIMINATE MEASLES AND RUBELLA AND CONTROL OTHER VPDS INCLUDING TYPHOID, HEPATITIS B, CHOLERA, AND NEONATAL TETANUS THROUGH STRENGTHENED IMMUNIZATION SYSTEMS AT THE GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL HAS BEEN PUT AT RISK DUE TO THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19).IT IS WITHIN THIS CONTEXT THAT THE TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH PROPOSES TO ENGAGE ITS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF VPDS BY BUILDING COUNTRY, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION CAPACITY TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND RESPOND TO VPDS. THIS REQUIRES STRENGTHENED AND E XPANDED SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES AND RAPID, TARGETED OUTBREAK RESPONSE.OUR OVERARCHING PURPOSE IS TO UTILIZE THE EXTENSIVE RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE OF THE TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF VPDS, PARTICULARLY POLIO, WORLDWIDE. WITHIN THE TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH, THE TEPHINET PROGRAM AND THE CENTER FOR VACCINE EQUITY WILL ADVANCE THE KEY STRATEGIES LISTED IN THE CDC NOFO. WE WILL SCALE UP THE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PREVIOUS COAG AND ESTABLISH NEW PROGRAMS TO FURTHER BUILD REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL CAPACITY TO ELIMINATE VPDS.TEPHINET WILL IMPROVE VACCINATION COVERAGE PERCENTAGES IN HIGH RISK AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS BY CONTINUING TO BUILD CRITICAL SKILLS RELATED TO ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION DELIVERY, IMMUNIZATION CAMPAIGNS, AND SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE IN PAKISTAN AND OTHER HIGH PRIORITY COUNTRIES THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING NSTOP PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN IMMUNIZATIONS SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING, AND THE STRENGTHENING SURVEILLANCE AND IMMUNIZATIONS SYSTEMS PROJECT. MEASLES RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURVEILLANCE SOFTWARE TOOLS TO IMPROVE MEASLES OUTBREAK RESPONSE IN THE AFRICA, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND BRAZIL WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH TEPHINET SUPPORT. CVE?S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLIO ERADICATION GLOBAL OUTBREAK RESPONSE ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE CVDPV2 OUTBREAK RESPONSES AND SURVEILLANCE CAPACITY. CVE WILL LEAD AND CONVENE IMMUNIZATION COALITIONS AND STRENGTHEN GLOBAL NITAG CAPACITY THROUGH ITS US COALITION ON GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION, COALITION FOR GLOBAL HEPATITIS ELIMINATION AND NITAG ACTIVITIES. THE BRIGHTON COLLABORATION TEAM WILL WORK TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL IMMUNIZATION SAFETY MONITORING SYSTEMS. THE TASK FORCE?S IN-HOUSE TECHNICAL CAPACITY COMBINED WITH THE EXISTING PROGRAM AND FETP NETWORK RELATIONSHIPS ARE STRONG ASS

CDC-RFA-IP21-2103

STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES THROUGH NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE NATION'S HEALTH

STRENGTHENING GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL WORKFORCE CAPACITY

GH15-1619, PIO/HQ "STRENGTHENING APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY THROUGH THE FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PR

COALITION ON OPERATIONAL RESEARCH FOR NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

STRENGTHENING SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION FOR POLIO ERADICATION AND ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE STRENGTHENING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR INFLUENZA VACCINE INTRODUCTION, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO INTRODUCE AND EXPAND INFLUENZA VACCINATION PROGRAMS IN LOW AND MI

IMPROVING THE NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY THROUGH INFORMATICS

UNDER THIS FIVE-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, USAID INTENDS TO TRANSFER FEDERAL GLOBAL HEALTH (GH) ASSISTANCE FUNDS BY AWARDING ONE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO AN ORGANIZATION OR TO A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS. WHO’S 2030 NTD ROADMAP GAP ASSESSMENT, AND RECENT WHO NTD GLOBAL PARTNERS MEETING, HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL GAPS IN DISEASE-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR MAPPING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION, AVAILABILITY OF ACCURATE AND FIELD-FRIENDLY DIAGNOSTICS, AND SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, TO NAME SOME. WITHIN USAID’S EXISTING FLAGSHIP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS, ACT | EAST LED BY RTI AND ACT | WEST LED BY FHI360, ENDEMIC COUNTRIES AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTER THESE HIGHLIGHTED CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION. BY FOCUSING ON EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, ENDOR WILL SUPPORT NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND LOCAL NGOS BY ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL FOCUS AREAS: 1. FOSTERING AND CONVENING A NETWORK OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INVESTIGATORS, INCLUDING YOUNG AND MID-CAREER RESEARCHERS, AND IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING NTD OR NEEDS IN A MORE DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE MANNER; 2. DEFINING AND UNDERTAKING RELEVANT COORDINATED RESEARCH INITIATIVES AS PRIORITIZED BY USAID AND USAID NTD PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO TARGET THE GAPS AND BARRIERS HIGHLIGHTED BY THE WHO 2030 NTD ROADMAP AND THE NTD COMMUNITY; 3. IMPROVING THE TIMELINESS AND QUALITY OF OR INITIATIVES THROUGH ISSUANCE OF SUBAWARD AGREEMENTS UNDER ENDOR DIRECTLY TO LOCAL AND ENDEMIC COUNTRY INSTITUTIONS IN RESPONSE TO PERSISTENT AND NEW CHALLENGES, AND TRANSLATING THESE INTO PROGRAMMATIC SOLUTIONS TO SOLVE ENDEMIC COUNTRY ISSUES; AND 4. WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE NTD DONOR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH IS EQUITABLE AND APPROPRIATE TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS

PPHF 2013: OSTLTS PARTNERSHIPS - CBA OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

GH11-11109: DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF THE FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY

PPHF 2013: OSTLTS PARTNERSHIPS - CBA OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

STRENGTHENING SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION FOR POLIO ERADICATION AND ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES.

CDC-RFA-PW24-0080 STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES THROUGH NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE NATION'S HEALTH

GH15-1619, PIO/HQ "STRENGTHENING APPLIED EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY THROUGH THE FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PR

BUILDING CAPACITY IN IMMUNIZATION AND IIS PROGRAMS HOUSED IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES - IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS (IIS) ARE A CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE U.S., ENABLING NATIONAL PROGRESS ON CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION RATES. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ESSENTIAL NATURE OF IIS BECAME EVEN MORE EVIDENT, AS THESE SYSTEMS SERVED AS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE EMERGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE. CDC HAS LONG PRIORITIZED ADVANCING THE CAPABILITIES OF IIS AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE DATA THEY CONTAIN. CDC’S LONG-TERM VISION INCLUDES STANDARDIZED, INTEROPERABLE SYSTEMS THAT CAPTURE, USE AND EXCHANGE IMMUNIZATION DATA ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS INSTITUTE (PHII) PROPOSES TO DRAW UPON ITS 32 YEARS OF IIS AND PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO JOIN CDC IN THIS GOAL OF ADVANCING IIS. SINCE PHII FIRST LAUNCHED IN 1992 AS THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROGRAM ALL KIDS COUNT, IT HAS BEEN PHII’S PRIMARY MISSION TO PROVIDE DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR PRACTITIONERS BUILDING AND MAINTAINING IIS. THREE DECADES AGO, PHII PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN FOSTERING THE FIRST IIS PROGRAMS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND TODAY, WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE VITAL ROLE OF IIS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH LANDSCAPE THROUGH GUIDANCE, TOOLKITS, DIRECT SUPPORT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. IN 20 YEARS OF PARTNERING WITH CDC ON THIS WORK–INCLUDING 16 YEARS UNDER A CDC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT–WE HAVE SEEN IMMENSE SUCCESS ON THIS FRONT, AND WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES AS A TRUSTED PARTNER OF THE IIS COMMUNITY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DESCRIBE A STRATEGIC AND COORDINATED SET OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES TO FURTHER BUILD CAPACITY IN IMMUNIZATION AND IIS PROGRAMS HOUSED IN STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND TO MODERNIZE AND IMPROVE THE DATA QUALITY AND INTEROPERABILITY OF IIS, BY ADDRESSING THREE COMPONENTS OF CDC’S VISION FOR IIS: 1) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT; 2) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; AND 3) EDUCATION. THE PROPOSED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES RESPOND TO THE PRIORITY NEEDS OF IMMUNIZATION AND IIS PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC HEALTH JURISDICTIONS, AS THEY HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH PHII’S PRIOR WORK WITH THESE POPULATIONS. CONSISTENT WITH THE CDC’S PUBLIC HEALTH 3.0: A CALL TO ACTION TO CREATE A 21ST CENTURY PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, PHII PROPOSES TO: A) IMPROVE IIS WORKFORCE CAPACITY TO ADDRESS EXPECTED AND EMERGING STANDARDS OF IIS PROGRAMS; B) INCREASE USE OF IIS STANDARDS, RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) AVAILABLE TO JURISDICTIONS; C) ENHANCE WORKFORCE RESOURCES TO MEET RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION NEEDS; D) DEVELOP WORKFORCE STAFFING RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ALL IIS FUNCTIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; E) INCREASE USE OF TOOLKITS BY IMMUNIZATION JURISDICTIONS TO SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES IN IIS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; F) INCREASE JURISDICTIONS’ IIS STAFF USE OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND TRAINING OFFERINGS; AND G) INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AT CDC MEETINGS WITH JURISDICTIONS TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON NATIONAL STANDARDS AND THE FEDERAL SECTION 317 IMMUNIZATION GRANT. LONG TERM OUTCOMES ARE TO INCREASE IIS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, BUILD WORKFORCE CAPACITY, INCREASE IIS STAFF KNOWLEDGE, AND ULTIMATELY PROMOTE A STRONG AND EFFECTIVE IIS NETWORK ACROSS THE NATION.

NEWBORN SCREENING INFORMATICS PRACTICE NETWORK

TEPHINET/TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH - STRATEGIC PLANNING SOUTH AMERICA

PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE GRANT FOR FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR INTER

PROMOTING INTEGRATION OF STATE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NEWBORN SCREENING SERVICE SYSTEMS

PROMOTING INTEGRATION OF STATE HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NEWBORN SCREENING SERVICE SYSTEMS

TFGH/TEPHINET GLOBAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PARTNER ENGAGEMENT

NCBDDD-300.4 NEWBORN AND CHILDHOOD SCREENING, HEARING, METABOLIC, GENTRIC, DEVEL

GH11-11109: DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING OF THE FIELD EPIDEMIOLOGY

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE STRENGTHENING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED