Zambia: Country Grant
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The cornerstone of the Fund is the Country Grants programme. Through a competitive tender process, organisations or a consortium are selected for funding awards to support the country’s National Action Plan, by reinforcing existing surveillance systems, strengthening laboratory infrastructure, developing human capacity or technical skills and using protocols for appropriate antimicrobial use.
Activities are expected to support existing government health systems and work in tandem with relevant government ministries. Grant management is coordinated through the Management Agent, Mott MacDonald.
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
University of Zambia School of Veterinary Medicine; PATH
August 2019 - February 2021
£2,750,680
Grant objectives:
The objectives are developed and agreed in partnership with the Government of Zambia.
- develop a costed operational workplan for sustained and expanded AMR and antimicrobial usage (AMU) surveillance in Zambia
- strengthen One Health governance structure to oversee and monitor AMR and AMU surveillance at the national level.
- Improve microbiology laboratory capacity and capability for quality assured AMR and AMU surveillance in the human health sector.
- Increase microbiology laboratory capacity and capability for quality assured AMR and AMU surveillance in the animal health sector.