[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49925-49926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19403]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Program Announcement 02101]


Support for Epidemiology, Mathematical Modeling, and Tools for 
Monitoring the Impact of the Local Response to the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in 
Zimbabwe; Amendment I

    A notice announcing the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 funds 
for cooperative agreements for Support for Epidemiology, Mathematical 
Modeling, and Tools for Monitoring the Impact of the Local Response to 
the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Zimbabwe was published on June 21, 2002, (67 
FR 42265-42268). The notice is amended as follows:
    Page 42266, Column 3, Paragraph ``E. Program Requirements, 1. 
Recipient Activities'', change and replace with the following:

E. Program Requirements

    In conducting activities to achieve the purpose of this program, 
the recipient will be responsible for the activities

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under 1. Recipient Activities, and CDC will be responsible for the 
activities listed under 2. CDC Activities. Applicants need not address 
all listed Recipient activities, but should address at least three, 
including (c):

1. Recipient Activities

    a. Train and support local staff of Ministry of Health and Child 
Welfare (MOHCW), National AIDS Council (NAC), ZNFPC, CDC-Zimbabwe, 
University of Zimbabwe School of Medicine, and other groups in 
epidemiology, surveillance, mathematical modeling, and related subjects 
that relate current epidemiologic status and indicators to long-term 
implications in terms of morbidity, mortality, and demographic and 
economic impact.
    b. Support and contribute to analyses of epidemiologic and 
surveillance data (such as, antenatal HIV surveillance and the Young 
Adult Survey (YAS+) as required to help contribute to a clear informed 
profile of HIV in Zimbabwe. Such analyses may be hosted either by CDC 
Zimbabwe or by the MOHCW or NAC of Zimbabwe, or potentially other 
partners.
    c. Develop a dynamic mathematical model of the HIV/AIDS epidemic at 
a national level in Zimbabwe, incorporating available data on HIV 
prevalence, incidence, mortality, and related variables, that yields a 
predictive model of the future of the epidemic.
    d. Develop or adapt a mathematical model for the national epidemic 
in a fashion so as to be able to yield insights about the HIV epidemic 
at the District level in Zimbabwe, especially to allow characterization 
of local conditions and assessment of the potential impact of different 
local interventions.
    e. Conduct research in Zimbabwe, especially among rural 
populations, of behavioral and other interventions, including, but not 
limited to: (1) the CDC Modeling and Reinforcement to Combat HIV 
(MARCH) strategy for behavior change; (2) the District Response 
Initiative of the NAC of Zimbabwe, and other efforts to organize or 
stimulate a broader response to HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe; and (3) 
development and evaluation of tools for monitoring the response to HIV/
AIDS at the local level, especially at the district level.
    f. Assist in identifying opportunities and developing proposals for 
long-term training for Zimbabwean scientists, students, and public 
health officers in any or all of the above areas, to build national 
capacity for these areas of expertise.
    Page 42267, Column 2, Paragraph ``G. Submission and Deadline, 
Application'', change and replace with the following:
    From August 5, 2002, to August 9, 2002.

    Dated: July 26, 2002.
Edward J. Schultz,
Deputy Director, Procurement and Grants Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 02-19403 Filed 7-31-02; 8:45 am]
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