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Explore the successful non-commercial partnership between BD Global Health and OGAC, supporting 8 African countries through collaborations with in-country partners. Discover the implementation of a 5-year program valued at up to $18M, utilizing BD associate assistance and volunteerism to improve healthcare capacity and wireless results reporting.
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mHealth PanelDiscussion Burt Houtz BD Global Health
BD established a Public – Private partnership (PPP) with OGAC in 2007 Non-commercial in structure and function No ties to BD businesses and business activities PEPFAR implementation partner Not a Cooperative Agreement Partner Supports 8 African countries through collaborations with in-country partners A 5-year Program valued at up to $18M 1:1 matching - BD:PEPFAR Utilizes BD associate assistance, globally BD employees selected as “volunteers” Competitive process External commitment by BD valued at $9M BD personnel time and contributions BD receives no government funding Who Are We?
Specimen Referral Program - NTRL Specimen Referral Training Over 200 Specimens referred properly GPS / GIS Implementation Over 900 sites mapped IT Server and Workstation Installation and Training Standardized test receipt and reporting Data management from referral expansion System for SMS routing to printers underway Uganda • Roles: • Mycobacteriologists • IT Engineer
Data and Access Improve Capacity Wireless results reporting Spatial Data Infrastructure