Center for Infectious Disease Research Zambia (CIDRZ)

CIDRZ, the largest non-profit healthcare research organization in Zambia, is committed to improving health for all Zambians through public health services, research, and training. With a staff of over 1,000 people this includes clinicians, public health professionals, pharmacists, laboratory scientists, community outreach specialists, information and communication technology professionals, data management analysts, and infrastructure assessment and renovation experts. Working in partnership with Zambian Ministries of Health, CIDRZ is currently active at national and provincial levels in all ten provinces throughout the country. Since its founding in 2001, CIDRZ has managed significant PEPFAR funding from CDC for adult and pediatric HIV prevention and treatment, laboratory capacity, and TB diagnosis and management. Since 2020 CIDRZ has also successfully received funding from USAID to support TB as well as Orphans and Vulnerable Children. On-site investigators lead research trials and training projects funded through NIAID, NICHD, and NCI. CIDRZ central laboratory supports its public health services and research activities and has recently supported advancements in microbicide resistance monitoring in country. One of the largest diagnostic laboratories in sub-Saharan Africa in terms of volume, it is unique in Zambia for its external accreditation programs and DAIDS certification. CIDRZ is also currently an active partner to the Ministry of Health in the COVID-19 response providing laboratory testing, capacity building and strengthening of health facilities and conducting locally relevant COVID-19 research to inform policy decision. To date, CIDRZ has completed over 85 research studies with another 33 ongoing or in preparation, including multicenter trials. Team members have published over 300 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and made numerous presentations both in country and internationally. A central research operations department ensures excellence in resear