The project

Laboratories are vital to healthcare systems, directly impacting the quality of health services and enabling prompt, accurate decision-making. They are essential for disease surveillance and outbreak response. Nigeria faces challenges of inequitable access to quality diagnostics, limiting timely diagnosis and increasing healthcare costs. The Medical Laboratory Services Division (MLSD) of the Federal Ministry of Health coordinates laboratory services and implements policies to strengthen Nigeria’s laboratory system. The National Medical Laboratory Services Policy (NMLSP) addresses management challenges by establishing organizational structures in federal and state health ministries. Nigeria’s healthcare system operates across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels, with laboratory support often fragmented and poorly coordinated across disease programs. Supported by the Global Fund, MLSD has made strides in strengthening laboratory systems, but issues remain in governance, coordination, funding, infrastructure, and quality control. To address these, MLSD is implementing a Diagnostic Network Optimization (DNO) initiative under the Global Fund GC7 grant. A Service Provider is needed to offer technical assistance to FMOH-MLSD for integrating laboratory systems across disease programs and achieving DNO goals. 

Objectives of the project


To conduct a national integrated diagnostic network assessment (DNA) 
To support the integrated Diagnostic Network Optimization analysis and modelling 
To support the implementation of the optimized integrated diagnostic network to improve access, capacity, and quality of the country's diagnostic services. 
To support the development and wide dissemination of the National Guidelines on Laboratory Equipment Management 
To support the implementation of activities to address human resource gaps 


Location: Nationwide

Roles and Responsibilities


Facilitate the review and or development of the training manual and SOPs on sample collection, storage, packaging, transportation, and testing. 
Develop training materials and facilitate capacity building towards certification as shippers of infectious disease substance 
Facilitate all assigned trainings
Support participants certification process as Shippers of Infectious Disease Substances


Deliverables


Submit training plan and materials
Submit training manuals and SOPs


Requirements/qualifications


Certified Shipper of Infectious Disease Substance
Experience in learning facilitation and support of certification process will be an advantage