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Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) project
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Overview:** Infectious Disease Detection and Surveillance (IDDS) is a five-year USAID-funded project with the following overall objectives: (1) Improve the detection of diseases of public health importance and identification of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in priority infectious diseases including Tuberculosis (TB) through an accessible, accurate, adaptable, timely, and integrated diagnostic network system; (2)Improve the quality of real-time surveillance systems for pathogens of greatest public health concern, including AMR and zoonotic diseases, and; (3) Generate evidence-based guidance and innovative solutions to strengthen in-country diagnostic networks and surveillance systems. In Thailand, the IDDS project focuses on support to the Department of Medical Sciences (DMSc) Thailand as the leader in establishing a public laboratory network named the Regional Public Health Laboratory (RPHL) network. The network was successfully formed and has functioned well since inception. The RPHL aims to share information, knowledge, and resources among human health regional public health laboratories. The network currently consists of 11 country members, including 10 countries in ASEAN and Nepal. The consultant will serve as the IDDS RPHL Coordinator, who will provide technical support to the DMSc to implement the RPHL network action plan and ensure the smooth transition of activities to the DMSc at the end of the project.
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