This funding round supported 35 Wave 3 projects and the continuation of 15 Wave 2 projects. Wave 3 projects were selected on a competitive basis from more than 330 applications.
The funded projects (valued at USD 17 million) were implemented in 24 countries in Wave 3 (2013-2014). The projects offered great diversity regarding their innovative approaches and the various key populations they served in the locally different epidemiological and resource contexts. The portfolio of projects included:
Strengthening TB case finding among ‘ready-made garment’ factory workers in Bangladesh
Roving, active case finding to improve TB detection among older people in rural Cambodia
Scaling up a social enterprise mode to sell high-quality, low-cost digital chest X-rays and use of revenues to support private sector TB outreach and screening in Bangladesh
Implementing innovative screening and testing strategies to increase early TB case detection among miners and their families in Lesotho
Implementing mobile diagnostic case finding with the GeneXpert system among slum dwellers in Nepal
Increasing access to TB diagnostic and treatment services for at-risk and hard-to-reach populations through systematic screening in antenatal care clinics in Nigeria
Using GIS for expanding contact tracing radius for contact investigation of smear-positive TB patients in Pakistan
Intensifying TB case detection in transportation industry, focusing on truck drivers and immediate communities in South Africa