Project Details:
CLIENT: CDC
REGION: Africa, Asia, Middle East & North Africa
COUNTRY: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'lvoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Laos, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam
SERVICE: Global Health Solutions
SECTOR: Health
PROJECT LENGTH: September 2011 – September 2017
Project Description
As a holder of a master IDIQ contract under the International Technical, Operational and Professional Support Services II (ITOPSS 2.0) contract, QED worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve health outcomes worldwide. Through the award of task orders, staff are placed in CDC country offices and country ministries of health, and provide technical assistance and expertise in a number of areas within the global health sector to support CDC’s efforts to eradicate and control dangerous diseases, achieve immunization goals, improve laboratories, and strengthen national health systems.
QED staff worked to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, surveillance of influenza and other infectious diseases, immunization activities, laboratory services and infrastructure, field epidemiology and training, and overall health systems strengthening under the ITOPSS 2.0 contract. Under this IDIQ,
- QED fielded and supported 33 technical staff members in 18 countries under 18 different task orders for CDC.
- QED supported Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETP) and related activities in 11 countries.
