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Supporting the COVID-19 Response
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Supporting the COVID-19 Response
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LHSS supports USAID’s global fight against COVID-19 – while building countries’ long-term resilience.
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$600,000 in Grants Awarded to Private Health Network in Jamaica to Advance Administration of COVID-19 Vaccinations
On Friday, February 25, LHSS Jamaica hosted a signing ceremony with the Jamaica Ministry of Health and Wellness and USAID to launch the Private Sector COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Partnership.
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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
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Country COVID-19 Response Supported by LHSS
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Country COVID-19 Response Supported by LHSS