Sustaining and improving surveillance of human and animal influenza and other respiratory pathogens in ghana. (SHARPEN-flu)
Ended Cooperative Agreement Awarded Last action
- Award ID
- NU51IP000909
- Recipient
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Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research UEI LGKGE3J9EYP1
- Awarding agency
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Office of Financial Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Obligated
- $920,000
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 93.318 Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security
- Completion date
- Funding agency
- Center for Global Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- Place of performance
- Ghana
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Description
- Abstract
- Influenza remains a disease which poses a huge global public health threat. Mainly because influenza viruses can cause devastating pandemics with the most devastating to date being the spanish `flu? Pandemic, which led to the death of ~40 million people worldwide. The recent covid-19 pandemic has emphasized the need for constant surveillance for respiratory pathogens such as influenza and emerging and RE-emerging pathogens like severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2). Early detection and characterization of these respiratory pathogens is the key to mitigating their effects. The noguchi memorial institute for medical research (NMIMR) with support from the ghana health service (GHS) and the united states naval medical research unit (US namru#3), started surveillance for influenza viruses in ghana in 2007; when outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza a H5N1 among poultry led to the death and culling of thousands of birds. This sentinel surveillance system provides epidemiologic and virologic data on circulating influenza virus strains in the country. IT is also able to detect and respond to influenza outbreaks. Through this established influenza surveillance system, ghana is able to contribute to the who global influenza and surveillance response system (GISRS) by updating data on the who flunet as well as submitting samples to the who CC in london. Again, the NMIMR collaborates with the veterinary services directorate (VSD) to conduct surveillance for avian influenza among poultry in selected areas in the country. Although the established sentinel system has been extremely useful, there are a few challenges. This system is heavily biased towards influenza viruses. This current covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need to include other non-influenza respiratory viruses as well as bacterial pathogens to be able to have a robust system that can detect early threats. Again, due to regional RE-organization, some N EW regions currently do not have influenza sentinel surveillance sites. There is the need therefore to expand to include detection of other pathogens as well as involve new regions and primary healthcare facilities. Furthermore, there is an urgent need for close collaborations with the VSD for improved continuous surveillance among animal populations as most emerging and RE-emerging pathogens are zoonotic in nature. Ultimately in order to be able to detect threats early, a holistic one health approach, with collaborations and data sharing among all interest groups is important. This notice of funding opportunity provides ghana with the unique chance to expand influenza and other respiratory pathogens surveillance in ghana in order to be able to characterize and monitor respiratory pathogens among both humans and animals; while strengthening collaborations and communication among interest groups for adequate utilization of data to prevent or mitigate effects of outbreaks and pandemics.
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Who received award NU51IP000909?
NU51IP000909 was awarded to Noguchi Memorial Institute For Medical Research by Office of Financial Resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on September 30, 2021.
How much is award NU51IP000909 worth?
$920,000 has been obligated on NU51IP000909.
Which agency awarded NU51IP000909?
Office of Financial Resources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) awarded NU51IP000909, with funding from Center for Global Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
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