The American International Health Alliance (AIHA) and the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) Announce a
Grants Competition
NIS Health Partnerships Program
Date Issued: March 12, 1999
Closing Date and Time: April 15, 1999 12:00 Noon (EST)
The announcement below is excerpted from a solicitation by AIHA for four new
partnerships in the Russian Federation. A separate announcement was
previously disseminated for new partnerships in West NIS and Central Asia.
For further information, please see the full-text of these solicitations,
which are available at:
http://www.aiha.com/english/partners/newpartn/index.htm
Questions regarding this solicitation should be directed via e-mail to
[log in to unmask] or via fax at (202) 789-1277, Attention: NISSOLICIT.
I. Summary
AIHA and USAID are pleased to announce a grants competition in support of
establishing new partnerships between US health-related institutions and
their counterparts in the New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet
Union, as part of the NIS Health Partnerships Program. AIHA is soliciting
applications from qualified US health-related institutions willing to devote
substantial in-kind resources, mainly in the form of human resources
committed on a volunteer basis, to a 3 to 4-year partnership with
counterparts in one of the NIS countries. Under the program, AIHA will
award up to 4 partnerships through this solicitation, in accordance with the
strategic direction of the USAID Mission in the Russian Federation. These
new partnerships will focus on improving primary care through the
development of community-based models that show meaningful results locally
and are replicable nationally.
The four Russia partnerships being solicited through this RFA are described
in more detail below.
Sakhalin Oblast, Far East Region, Russian Federation
Proposed NIS Partners: Sakhhalin Oblast Health Department, Dolinsk Rayon
Hospital and Polyclinic
Focus of Partnership: AIHA will establish a new partnership to implement a
model, community-based primary care service delivery system in the city of
Dolinsk, situated approximately a one hour drive northwest from the regional
capital of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. The partnership will focus on the development
of quality services in one or more model sites to meet community needs and
improve access to services with an emphasis on disease prevention and health
promotion for adults and children. Initial workplan activities will be
directed toward developing local community involvement, conducting a needs
assessment, and building consensus around community issues and problems to
be addressed. Subsequently the partnership will assist in the reorganization
of the primary care network and the replication of additional sites within
the oblast. Training and retraining of staff in the area of preventive
services, clinical care, and management will be a major focus of partnership
activities. Health promotion and disease prevention activities will be
developed according to community needs. Development of a referral system to
track client outcomes is also anticipated. Organizations with expertise in
primary prevention programs, maternal and child health, chronic disease
management, and other primary care services are urged to apply. Partners
should anticipate collaboration with other international donor agencies
working in the region.
Khabarovsk Krai, Far East Region, Russian Federation
Proposed NIS Partners: Khabarovsk Krai Health Department, Pereyaslavka Rayon
Hospital and Polyclinic
Focus of Partnership: AIHA will establish a new partnership to implement a
model, community-based primary care service delivery system in the city of
Pereyaslavka, situated approximately a one-and-a-half hour drive southeast
from the regional capital of Khabarovsk. The partnership will focus on the
development of quality services in one or more model sites to meet community
needs and improve access to services with an emphasis on disease prevention
and health promotion for adults and children. Initial workplan activities
will be directed toward developing local community involvement, conducting a
needs assessment, and building consensus around community issues and
problems to be addressed. Subsequently the partnership will assist in the
reorganization of the primary care network and the replication of additional
sites within the oblast. Training and retraining of staff in the area of
preventive services, clinical care, and management will be a major focus of
partnership activities. Health promotion and disease prevention activities
will be developed according to community needs. Development of a referral
system to track client outcomes is also anticipated. Organizations with
expertise in primary prevention programs, maternal and child health, chronic
disease management, and other primary care services are urged to apply.
Partners should anticipate collaboration with other international donor
agencies working in the region, such as the World Bank's Medical Equipment
Project.
Kurgan Oblast, Ural/Western Siberia, Russian Federation
Proposed NIS partners: Kurgan Oblast Health Department, Kurgan Maternity
House, Schuche Rayon Central Hospital
Focus of Partnerships: AIHA will establish a new partnership to implement a
model, community-based primary care service delivery system in the cities of
Kurgan, and Schuche (Schuche is situated approximately a two-and-a-half hour
drive northwest from the regional capital of Kurgan). The partnership will
focus on the development of quality services in one or more model sites to
meet community needs and improve access to services with an emphasis on
disease prevention and health promotion for adults and children. Initial
workplan activities will be directed toward developing local community
involvement, conducting a needs assessment, and building consensus around
community issues and problems to be addressed. Subsequently the partnership
will assist in the reorganization of the primary care network and the
replication of additional sites within the oblast. Training and retraining
of staff in the area of preventive services, clinical care, and management
will be a major focus of partnership activities. Health promotion and
disease prevention activities will be developed according to community
needs. Development of a referral system to track client outcomes is also
anticipated. Organizations with expertise in primary prevention programs,
maternal and child health, chronic disease management, and other primary
care services are urged to apply.
Nizhni Novgorod Oblast, Volgo-Vyatka Region, Russian Federation
Proposed NIS partners: Sarov City Duma, Office of Mayor, Medical-Sanitary
Unit N50
Focus of Partnerships: AIHA will establish a new partnership to implement a
model, community-based primary care service delivery system in the city of
Sarov, formerly Arzamas-16, one of the ten closed Russian cities known as
the "nuclear cities". The partnership will focus on the development of
quality services in one or more model sites to meet community needs and
improve access to services with an emphasis on disease prevention and health
promotion for adults and children. Initial workplan activities will be
directed toward developing local community involvement, conducting a needs
assessment, and building consensus around community issues and problems to
be addressed. Subsequently the partnership will assist in the
reorganization of the primary care network and the replication of additional
sites within the oblast. Training and retraining of staff in the area of
preventive services, clinical care, and management will be a major focus of
partnership activities. Health promotion and disease prevention activities
will be developed according to community needs. Development of a referral
system to track client outcomes is also anticipated
For further information, please see the full-text of the solicitation, which
is available at:
http://www.aiha.com/english/partners/newpartn/solicit.htm
Questions regarding this solicitation should be directed via e-mail to
[log in to unmask] or via fax at (202) 789-1277, Attention: NISSOLICIT.
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