CDC Funds Nine More African Virus Fighters from Ivory Coast to Zambia
Published Date: 8/5/2026
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Summary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces nine separate awards to fund Institut National Hygiene Publique, Cote d'Ivoire; Ministry of Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Egypt; Ethiopian Public Health Institute; Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana; Institut National d Hygiene, Morocco; Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal; Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia; Uganda Virus Research Institute; University Teaching Hospital, Zambia. For Institut National Hygiene Publique, Cote d'Ivoire, the award is for approximately $800,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Ministry of Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Egypt, the award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Ethiopian Public Health Institute, the award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana, the award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Institut National d Hygiene, Morocco, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal, the award is for approximately $800,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY2026, subject to the availability of funds. For Uganda Virus Research Institute, the award is for approximately $900,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. For University Teaching Hospital, Zambia, the award is for approximately $600,000 in FFY 2026, subject to the availability of funds. The total FFY 2026 amount for the nine recipients is $6,7000,000. Funding amounts for years 2-5 for each recipient will be set at continuation The awards will enhance health security by strengthening global influenza and other priority pathogen surveillance networks to detect and respond to infectious disease threats.
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