Following the Diagnostics Meeting in Amsterdam, TB MAC has allocated up to $130,000 to supporting “Modelling to support the scale-up of TB case detection within countries” by releasing the following Request for Applications:
Aim: To develop models that project the epidemiological impact and costs associated with strategies for case detection scale-up within particular country settings.
Objectives: For the proposed country settings:
- To determine which defined population groups and clinical contexts are high priority for case detection scale up and what diagnostic algorithms should be designed for these groups under a range of resource constraints
- To identify the priority aspects of TB diagnosis and treatment programs that must be strengthened to maximize case detection, and to suggest how this might be accomplished
- To assess how the implementation of case detection scale up may affect uptake, utilization, and resource needs of related health services (e.g. HIV and MDRTB services)
Opening date – 14th July 2013
Closing date – 5th August 2013
Please see the Request for Applications section on the Consortium website for more details, and to submit an application.
