Strengthening public health efforts to protect and improve health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to build upon activities funded by CDC to support Global Health Security (GHS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo through implementation of programs and activities that focus on protecting and improving health globally through partnerships with Ministries of Health and other governmental institutions. The main outcomes of this NOFO are the following: (1) Improve prevention of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens; (2) Improve ability to rapidly detect threats early, including detecting, characterizing, and reporting emerging public health threats;
(3) Improve capacity of rapidly and effectively responding to infectious diseases and public health threats of international concern.