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comprehensive HIV prevention and 

treatment services, health service 

delivery models, and health systems in 

Kenya, Mozambique and West AfricaSenegal. Funding amounts for years 2– 

5 will be set at continuation. 

DATES: The period for these awards will 

be September 30, 2024, through 

September 29, 2029. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Appolonia Aoko, Center for Global 

Health, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, U.S Embassy, United 

Nations Avenue, P.O. Box 606, Village 

Market, 00621, Nairobi, Telephone: 

254–710–602–785, Email: luo7@cdc.gov; 

Scott Salo, Center for Global Health, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, Avenida Marginal nr 5467 

Sommerschield, Distrito Municipal de 

KaMpfumo Caixa Postal 783 CEP 0101– 

11 Maputo, Moc ̧ambiqu), Telephone: 

404–553–7439, Email: evf1@cdc.gov; 

Raimi Ewetola, Center for Global Health, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, US Embassy, Ouagadougou, 

Burkina Faso. Sector 15, Ouaga 2000. 

Rue 15.873, Telephone: 0022675696420, 

Email: hcx6@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These sole 

source award(s) will achieve and sustain 

HIV/TB epidemic control through 

sustainable high-quality comprehensive 

HIV prevention and treatment services, 

health service delivery models, and 

health systems in Kenya, Mozambique 

and West Africa-Senegal. 

Kisumu County GovernmentDepartment of Health Service is in a 

unique position to conduct this work as 

the 2010 Kenyan constitution prescribed 

roles for the county governments, 

whereby each county is responsible for 

provision of health care services to its 

residents. Accordingly, in this 

devolution of health service delivery to 

the county level, Kisumu County 

Department of Health Service has the 

sole mandate to manage the public 

health response to HIV/AIDS in the 

county. Another county government is 

not allowed to implement services 

within Kisumu County. 

Servic ̧os Provincial de Sau ́de Gaza is 

in a unique position to conduct this 

work given that the Servic ̧os Provincial 

de Sau ́de in Mozambique are 

government organizations established 

by law and mandated to plan, 

coordinate, and supervise all healthrelated activities at the tertiary and 

secondary level, including HIV/AIDS 

activities, within their provincial 

jurisdiction. The Servic ̧os Provincial de 

Sau ́de is the Provincial Agency of the 

State Apparatus, which according to the 

principles, objectives, and tasks defined 

by the Government of Mozambique 

directs and ensures the execution of 

health activities at the provincial level. 

Servic ̧os Provincial de Saude 

Nampula is in a unique position to 

conduct this work as it is the dedicated 

government entity delegated by 

Mozambican Government which 

oversees the health portfolio including 

HIV and TB services in the province of 

Nampula. In Mozambique, the 

governmental public health 

infrastructure is organized into the 

central or national entity (Ministry of 

Health or the Provincial Health 

Directorates) that implement activities 

at the primary healthcare level, and the 

Provincial Health Service (Servic ̧os 

Provincial de Saude), that lead all 

health services within the province. 

MHSA is in a unique position to 

conduct this work, as it is responsible 

for administrating government-provided 

health services and implementing 

national government policies on health 

care and public health in Senegal. The 

MHSA is the only entity authorized by 

the government of Senegal to provide 

and manage comprehensive health 

services within the country in 

accordance with approved national 

policies. 

Summary of the award: 

Recipient: Kisumu County 

Government-Department of Health 

Services, Servic ̧os Provincial de Sau ́de 

Gaza, Servic ̧os Provincial de Saude 

Nampula and Senegal Ministry of 

Health and Social Action (MHSA). 

Purpose of the Award: The purpose of 

this award is to achieve and sustain 

HIV/TB epidemic control through 

sustainable high-quality comprehensive 

HIV prevention and treatment services, 

health service delivery models, and 

health systems in Kenya, Mozambique 

and West Africa-Senegal. 

Amount of Award: For Kisumu 

County Government-Department of 

Health Services, the approximate year 1 

funding amount will be $500,000 in 

Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2024 funds, 

subject to the availability of funds. 

Funding amounts for years 2–5 will be 

set at continuation. 

Amount of Award: For Servic ̧os 

Provincial de Sau ́de Gaza, the 

approximate year 1 funding amount will 

be $8,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year 

(FYY) 2024 funds, subject to the 

availability of funds. Funding amounts 

for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. 

Amount of Award: For Servic ̧os 

Provincial de Saude Nampula, the 

approximate year 1 funding amount will 

be $2,500,000 in Federal Fiscal Year 

(FYY) 2024 funds, subject to the 

availability of funds. Funding amounts 

for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. 

Amount of Award: For MHSA, the 

approximate year 1 funding amount will 

be $800,000 in Federal Fiscal Year 

(FYY) 2024 funds, subject to the 

availability of funds. Funding amounts 

for years 2–5 will be set at continuation. 

Authority: This program is authorized 

under Public Law 108–25 (the United 

States Leadership Against HIV AIDS, 

Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003) 

[22 U.S.C. 7601, et seq.] and Public Law 

110–293 (the Tom Lantos and Henry J. 

Hyde United States Global Leadership 

Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and 

Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008), 

and Public Law 113–56 (PEPFAR 

Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013). 

Period of Performance: The period for 

this award will be September 30, 2024, 

through September 29, 2029. 

Dated: January 24, 2024. 

Jamie Legier, 

Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, 

Acting Chief Grants Management Officer, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Award of a Sole Source 

Cooperative Agreement To Fund 

International Panel Physicians 

Association INC (IPPA) 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), located 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), announces the 

award of approximately $100,000, with 

an expected total funding of 

approximately $500,000 over a 5-year 

period, to International Panel 

Physicians Association Inc. The award 

will secure the services of IPPA to 

facilitate communication and training 

on the technical instructions that govern 

the pre-departure health assessment and 

treatment of U.S.-bound immigrants and 

refugees. 

DATES: The period for this award will be 

September 1, 2024, through August 31, 

2029. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christie Cornell, Immigrant Refugee 

Health Branch, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton 

Rd, Atlanta, GA 30329, Telephone: 470– 

895–2030, Email: qrk5@cdc.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sole 

source award will allow IPPA to support 

panel physicians and their staff to 

perform health assessment and 

management activities in immigrants 

and refugees bound for the U.S. IPPA 

has established a framework and 

mechanisms to develop and implement 

training opportunities. IPPA has 

demonstrated its ability to coordinate 

and implement education and training 

to improve the immigrant medical 

exam. 

International Panel Physicians 

Association Inc is in a unique position 

to conduct this work, as it is the only 

qualified non-governmental 

organization with the technical and 

administrative capacity to conduct the 

specific set of activities needed to 

support the transfer of information to 

CDC/Division of Global Migration 

Health regarding overseas health 

assessment of U.S.-bound refugee 

populations for T.B. and infectious 

disease prevention and control 

activities. 

Summary of the Award 

Recipient: International Panel 

Physicians Association. 

Purpose of the Award: The purpose of 

this award is to secure the services of 

IPPA to facilitate communication and 

training on the technical instructions 

that govern the pre-departure health 

assessment and treatment of U.S.-bound 

immigrants and refugees. 

Amount of Award: The approximate 

year 1 funding amount will be $100,000 

in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 funds, 

with a total estimate of $500,000 for the 

5-year period of performance, subject to 

availability of funds. 

Authority: This program is authorized 

under the Public Health Service Act, 

Sections 307 and 317(k)(1) [42 U.S.C. 

242l and 247b(k)(1)], as amended. 

Period of Performance: September 1, 

2024, through August 31, 2029. 

Dated: January 24, 2024. 

Jamie Legier, 

Acting Director, Office of Grants Services, 

Acting Chief Grants Management Officer, 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

Notice of Award of a Sole Source 

Cooperative Agreement To Fund 

Namibia Ministry of Health and Social 

Services (MOHSS), Rwanda 

Biomedical Center, South African 

Medical Research Council, South 

African National AIDS Council Trust 

(SANAC), Tanzania Commission for 

AIDS (TACAIDS), President’s Office— 

Regional Administration and Local 

Government (PO–RALG), and Vietnam 

Administration for HIV/AIDS Control 

(VAAC) 

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC), located 

within the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS), announces the 

award(s) of approximately $8,000,000 

for Year 1 funding to MOHSS, 

$4,000,000 for Year 1 funding to 

Rwanda Biomedical Center, $3,000,000 

for Year 1 funding to South African 

Medical Research Council, $3,000,000 

for Year 1 funding to SANAC, $500,000 

for Year 1 funding to TACAIDS, 

$500,000 for Year 1 funding to PO– 

RALG, and $6,000,000 for Year 1 

funding to VAAC. The(se) award(s) will 

strengthen comprehensive and 

integrated service delivery for 

prevention, implement strategies and 

activities that strengthen local entities, 

support the coordination, management, 

and monitoring of multi-sectoral 

implementation, foster the government’s 

capacity to provide comprehensive 

management of the HIV program, and 

implement a sustainable and qualityassured HIV diagnostic, testing, and 

health information management 

program in Namibia, Rwanda, South 

Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. Funding 

amounts for years 2–5 will be set at 

continuation. 

DATES: The period for these award will 

be September 30, 2024, through 

September 29, 2029. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Monroe, Center for Global 

Health, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, CDC Namibia, Private Bag 

12029, Ausspannplatz, Windhoek, 

Namibia, Telephone: 404.639.1523, 

Email: ihd2@cdc.gov. 

Antyme Kayisabe, Center for Global 

Health, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, US Embassy Kigali; 30KG 7 

Avenue (Kacyiru); P.O. Box 28 Kigali, 

Rwanda, Telephone: 788.382.114, 

Email: hqq9@cdc.gov. 

Rehmeth Fakroodeen, Center for 

Global Health, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, 100 Totius 

Street, Groenkloof, Pretoria,0181, 

Telephone: 278.252.43786, Email: 

wzv0@cdc.gov. 

Rachael Joseph, Center for Global 

Health, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 100 Totius Street, 

Groenkloof, Pretoria,0181, Telephone: 

27 822544430, Email: vie5@cdc.gov. 

Angela Schaad, Center for Global 

Health, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 2448 Luthuli Road Dar Es 

Salaam Tanzania, Telephone: 

404.718.3639, Email: kin7@cdc.gov. 

Amy Bailey, Center for Global Health, 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, 5th/Floor Tung Shing 

Building, No 2, Ngo Quyen Street, Hoan 

Kiem District Hanoi, Vietnam, 

Telephone: 011842439352692, Email: 

fue8@cdc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The(se) 

sole source award(s) will maintain HIV 

and achieve TB epidemic control and 

strengthen public health systems and 

security, implement evidence-based 

decision-making, technical leadership, 

and coordination of quality HIV 

prevention and care and treatment 

(C&T) services, strengthen systems and 

processes at multiple health system 

levels, support coordination and 

implementation of United States 

Government (USG)-funded public 

health activities, and ensure the quality 

of HIV diagnostics and testing, track the 

quality of services to persons living with 

HIV (PLHIV) on treatment, and monitor 

the cascade progression to HIV 

epidemic control in Namibia, Rwanda, 

South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam. 

MOHSS is in a unique position to 

conduct this work, as it is the sole 

government entity charged with the 

operation of Namibia’s public 

healthcare system. It is the only body 

authorized by law to develop and 

implement health policies in the public 

health sector, and to enforce national 

health laws in the public and private 

healthcare sectors. As the government 

ministry with exclusive authority over 

the healthcare system, it is the only 

organization in Namibia eligible to 

receive direct government-togovernment support for the HIV/AIDS 

activities proposed by CDC. 

Rwanda Biomedical Center is in a 

unique position to conduct this work, as 

it develops policies and regulations for 

medical laboratories, conducts 

specialized testing, monitors the 

performance and operation of other 


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