Enhancing sustainable health information and laboratory systems and networks for quality detection, management, and monitoring to end HIV and TB as public health threats in India

The Award Ceiling for Year 1 is 0 (none). CDC anticipates an Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding amount of $6,000,000 for Year 1, subject to the availability of funds.

CDC invites proposals to support India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), and related institutions to strengthen health systems and laboratory networks for HIV, TB, and other public health concerns. It aligns with the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS) to bolster health systems to prevent the global spread of infectious disease.

You should enhance innovative, cost-effective, and quality-assured laboratory services for HIV, TB, and related health programs by focusing on early detection, service delivery, and monitoring in priority regions. Strategic support will foster ownership, integrate broader health systems, and align with U.S. global health priorities.

Activities include:

• Optimizing health information and laboratory networks for HIV, TB, and co-infections to enhance access, early detection, and boost capacity for other public health concerns.
• Enhancing surveillance of infectious disease threats by integrating national data systems for coordinated public health action.
• Reinforcing biosafety, biosecurity, and laboratory quality systems.
• Adopting innovative technologies to meet disease containment goals.
• Supporting molecular diagnostics and epidemiology to track transmission networks and drug resistance for infectious diseases, focusing on HIV and co-infections.
• Strengthening the health workforce to collect, analyze, and use data to improve patient care, feedback systems, and epidemic trend monitoring.