GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY ADVISOR

USAID is spearheading a Global Health Security (GHS) initiative aimed at enhancing countries' multisectoral capacities to mitigate the risks and impacts posed by emerging and reemerging disease threats that are most concerning to public health. This program prioritizes the strengthening of country capacities and systems across several critical health security disciplines, such as the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases, national laboratory infrastructures, infectious disease surveillance, health workforce development, risk communications, community engagement, infection prevention and control, and combating antimicrobial resistance. These efforts incorporate a One Health approach, acknowledging the interconnected roles of public health, animal health, and environmental sectors in managing zoonotic diseases and antimicrobial resistance, factors with potential epidemic and pandemic implications. The program activities are deployed at various levels of society, encompassing national, subnational, and community efforts, thereby fully integrating wildlife, livestock, domestic animals, and environmental considerations in its strategic operations. The contract for a Global Health Security Advisor, identified by solicitation number 72061225R00002, falls within the official purview of the USAID/Malawi office, situated in Lilongwe, Malawi. The solicitation was posted on November 22, 2024, with an intended archiving date of December 21, 2024. The opportunity is marked active and the response deadline for submissions is December 6, 2024, by 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Point-of-contact for this opportunity can be reached through primary and secondary email addresses and phone numbers provided for Martha T. Nanthoka and Catherine Masi. The noticed contract is part of the larger framework of the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, categorized under NAICS code 921110. Further details regarding the opportunity are accessible via a link to SAM.gov, offering comprehensive insights and resources pertinent to the proposal considerations.