PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Equipment and Supply
Procurement
Contractual Projects and Services
Within 10 months of the initial
award, APHL procured $2 million in
equipment and supplies, such as high-
capacity generators, laboratory testing
instrumentation and consumables, and
communication and office supplies. APHL
established SharePoint sites specific to
each jurisdiction to facilitate expedited
ordering and tracking for supplies,
equipment and services. In addition, staff
negotiated shipping and other prices to
achieve more cost-effective solutions
for the jurisdictions (e.g., procurement
of rabies vaccines and immunologics).
As of January 2019, APHL has completed
procurement in Houston while continuing
this work in Puerto Rico and USVI.
In addition, APHL works with contractors
to provide public health services such
as laboratory repairs, implementation
of laboratory information management
systems, and procurement of video
direct-observed therapy for tuberculosis
patients. It monitors contractors via
routine calls and employs an expedited
approach to contracting and purchase
orders.
The people of Puerto Rico, USVI and
Houston depend on robust public health
systems to safeguard their health and
safety. Together, APHL, CDC and the
jurisdictions are steadily restoring these
systems to protect residents from actual
and potential threats. n
Staff at the US Virgin Islands Department of Health perform
molecular laboratory testing using the Panther Fusion system
The Association for Biosafety and Biosecurity
Your Biosafety and Biosecurity Resource!
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health care workers, and biosafety and biosecurity professionals throughout the world.
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Annual Biosafety and Biosecurity Conferences, Training Courses, and Webinars
Agricultural and Biosecurity Symposia – offered alternating years
Professional Credentials – Registered Biosafety Professional (RBP)
and Certified Biological Safety Professional (CBSP)
Applied Biosafety: Journal of ABSA International
Biosafety and Biosecurity Publications – including Anthology of Biosafety series
BSL-2/-3 and ABSL-2/-3 Accreditation Program – https://absa.org/lab-accred/
Animal Biosafety Training Videos – https://absa.org/absl/
Risk Group Database, Job Board, Biosafety Buyer’s Guide, Biosafety Listserve, Training Tools,
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