Southeast Asia—Clinical Research in Southeast Asia (CRSA)

Client: U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Duration: 2010-2011

Country: Regional

DAI helped Social & Scientific Systems (SSS) establish on-the-ground operations in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. DAI provided administrative and management support services to facilitate clinical research under the multisite, multinational Southeast Asia Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (SEA ICRN) and the multisite Indonesian clinical research network, which will conduct some of its research as part of the SEA ICRN.

Sample Activities

Provide in-country support services in logistics and information technology (IT) infrastructure, as well as ongoing operational support services, to the SSS staff and offices in the region.
Provide long-term staff in Indonesia to manage operations, IT, and logistics for all the regional offices.
Throughout the project, provide short-term operational support in these areas.

Worldwide—Preparedness and Response (P&R)

The P&R project helps address the practical issues confronting national governments as they strive to cope with the human, financial, and logistical constraints associated with pandemic threats. The objectives are: 1) national One Health platforms established and strengthened; and 2) national preparedness and response plans developed, tested, implemented, and evaluated.