DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT · Awarded contract
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Award of ASCEND Programme for Neglected Tropical Disease Control in Southern Asia and East Africa

Awarded 12 May 2019

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Awarded12 May 2019
Value£100,000,000.00
SupplierCrown Agents Limited
AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 4y 7mo ago2y 11mo term
Awarded 12 May 2019Expired 30 Mar 2022

About

The Department for International Development awarded a contract to Crown Agents Limited for the ASCEND programme, aimed at accelerating the sustainable control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Southern Asia and East Africa.

The programme seeks to achieve progress towards the 2020 NTD roadmap targets for targeted diseases in all programme countries and to strengthen national health system elements required for sustainable NTD control and elimination.

The supplier will focus on five NTDs: lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis, and trachoma.

The contract value is £100,000,000.

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