Surveillance and response to avian and pandemic influenza and other infectious disease threats through integration of existing surveillance systems and using one health approach - the project will…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a $800,000 Cooperative Agreement to Fondacioni Secid on September 30, 2026, under the Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security program (CFDA 93.318).

Fondacioni Secid will strengthen surveillance and response for influenza, priority respiratory pathogens, and other infectious disease threats across Southeast Europe through integration of existing surveillance systems and a One Health approach. The work includes improving sentinel surveillance laboratory and genomic capacity, enhancing data integration and reporting, coordinating One Health efforts, and advancing outbreak readiness to support timely detection, evidence-based decisions, sustainable systems, and stronger regional health security across participating countries.

Performance occurs in Albania with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 29, 2031.

Surveillance and response to avian and pandemic influenza and other infectious disease threats through integration of existing surveillance systems and using one health approach - the project will strengthen surveillance and response for influenza priority respiratory pathogens and infectious disease threats in southeast europe. The project will improve sentinel surveillance laboratory and genomic capacity data integration reporting one health coordination and outbreak readiness supporting timely detection evidence based decisions sustainable systems and stronger regional health security across participating countries.