Strengthening Laboratory Services in Nauru Tender, Nauru - 80624217

Procurement Summary

Country : Nauru

Summary : Strengthening Laboratory Services in Nauru

Deadline : 31 Mar 2023

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 80624217

Document Ref. No. : WPRO/2023-03/PIC_NRU/195231

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Health Organization (WHO)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Auckland, Wellington, Fiji, Kamchatka
Nauru
Email :wproungm@who.int

Tender Details

The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking offers for strengthening the laboratory framework and systems in Nauru through the development of a National Laboratory Policy and National Laboratory Strategic Plan BACKGROUNDLaboratory services are an essential and fundamental part of the health care system, by providing evidence-based diagnosis for the detection, management, and prevention of diseases. Reliable and timely results are critical for clinical management and are essential for the surveillance and control of public health diseases and emerging infections. In addition to COVID-19, Nauru remains vulnerable to CD outbreaks and other environmental health threats and has experienced outbreaks of dengue (most recent in 2017) and diarrhoeal disease. Nauru was among the first of the South Pacific nations to record Zika virus seroconversion. Although, there has been some progress made on improving laboratory core capacities as part of the IHR (2005) and the APSED III, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing inequities and unmasked the fragility of systems on the Republic of Nauru (RON) Hospital Laboratory.A review, supported by WHO, undertaken in October 2022 focused on the...
Publish Date: 20-Mar-2023
UN Orgnization: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
Type of Notice: Request for proposal

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