Zimbabwe: Country Grant

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The cornerstone of the Fund is the Country Grants programme. Through a competitive tender process, organisations or a consortium are selected for funding awards to support the country’s National Action Plan, by reinforcing existing surveillance systems, strengthening laboratory infrastructure, developing human capacity or technical skills and using protocols for appropriate antimicrobial use.

Activities are expected to support existing government health systems and work in tandem with relevant government ministries. Grant management is coordinated through the Management Agent, Mott MacDonald.

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Lead Grantee:

FAO

Sub-Grantees:

WHO, Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe

Duration:

Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

Value:

£4,039,627

Grant objectives:

The objectives of the grant are developed and agreed in partnership with the Government of Zimbabwe.

• strengthened One Health governance structure for AMR, AMU and antimicrobial consumption (AMC) surveillance to coordinate, manage and monitor AMR activities
• surveillance sites and laboratories are strengthened across sectors to support the national surveillance system
• increased capacity for data management across sectors to support the national surveillance system
• sector specific AMR surveillance strengthened in the human health, animal, food and environment sectors

Please see the RFP linked above for more details. Any questions on the document should be sent to flemingfundESA@mottmac.com. Mott MacDonald will endeavour to respond to queries within three working days.