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Q -- EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE SERVICES SOL 1999N00130 DUE 061099 POC Peggy R. Todt, Contract Specialist, (770) 488-2699 The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contemplates award of a one-year contract with two one-year options for the development of a Global Injection Safety Initiative within World Health Organization and its partners. The Contractor will furnish the expertise to provide technical, epidemiological, surveillance and consultative services as a medical epidemiologist to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention while assigned at the World Health Organization Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Services will include conducting epidemiologic studies to determine the risks for transmission of blood born pathogens via injections; developing, designing and carrying out surveys on injection frequency; conducting focus groups of health professionals, health practitioners and the general public on unsafe injection practices; and developing, designing and implementing interventions to alter unsafe injection practices and behaviors of individuals and populations. Other activities include publishing in peer reviewed journals the research findings and make presentations on the research studies to national and international professional and public health agencies. This position requires an individual with a doctor of medicine degree with expertise in the field of epidemiology and evidence of having developed and evaluated surveillance and disease monitoring systems at the country level or for a large state. Also, the individual must demonstrate expertise in the field of prevention of blood born pathogens, including hepatitis B virus infections and hepatitis C virus infections. Experience in establishing and monitoring disease surveillance and control research in-country is essential. The individual must demonstrate experience working with the World Health Organization and/or International Non -governmental Organizations, e.g. CARE, UNICEF. Must be able to travel extensively throughout the world and multi lingual ability is preferred. RFP will be available on or about May 7, 1999. Only written requests submitted to the address shown above will be honored. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. This acquisition is a 100% set aside for small business concern. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 04/19/99 (I-SN321905). (0109)

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