$600,000 in Grants Awarded to Private Health Network in Jamaica to Advance Administration of COVID-19 Vaccinations

We assist governments with immediate prevention, detection, and case management while laying the groundwork for recovery and improved resilience to future shocks.

Surge Support, Procurement, and Capacity Development

• Calculation, procurement, and delivery of priority specimen transport and testing commodities
• Facility level assessments
• Rapid response teams at subnational levels for surveillance and testing
• Piloting the “universal nurse” model in response to COVID-19

Critical Care and Ventilator-Related Technical Assistance

• Facility readiness assessments for USG-donated ventilators
• Identifying and addressing logistic barriers to ensure consistent power, oxygen supply, and consumables
• Adapting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and job aids for routine maintenance and cleaning of mechanical ventilators
• Strengthening clinical human resources for health in intensive, intermediate, and high complexity COVID-19 case management
• Developing and rolling out SOPs for critical care, training curricula, and facilitated real-time learning experiences
• Weekly, online, case-based discussion of challenging cases among facilities receiving ventilators organized
• Factor analysis of case outcomes, web-based TA, software enabling remote follow-up to clinical care patients in rural area

Building Laboratory Capacity in Diagnostic Testing

• Support for a national laboratory response strategy
• Infection prevention and control (including biosafety)
• Case detection by PCR, Elisa test and genomic sequencing
• Capacity building for laboratory specialists (PCR, Elisa, B&B, IPC, QMS)
• Rapid detection, reporting/surveillance, and response
• Support introduction of a standardized supply chain management for COVID-19 testing materials
• Procurement of laboratory equipment and consumables
• Ensuring resilience: updating graduate and postgraduate education curricula for laboratory workers

Vaccination and Communication Campaigns

• Supporting government to deploy and administer WHO-approved vaccines under COVAX Facility 
• Rapid assessments of ongoing regulatory and operational supply chain 
• Support to governments to apply for additional funding from the Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism 
• Addressing rumors and combatting misinformation around COVID-19