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SHG (self-help group) member Parvati visits villages to screen household contacts of all previously and currently diagnosed TB patients to coordinate for testing. Photo credit: FIND & MYRADA/Adithya Shankar

Tuberculosis

We are working to stop people dying from TB because they weren’t diagnosed.

Our TB strategy focuses on reducing the diagnostic gap through the development of new tests, especially those that can be used closer to the point of care. We’re also working to strengthen community-based testing, by making more tests available to people in the community, when and where they need them. Through implementing integrated testing strategies for respiratory symptoms we can also help to find the millions of missed TB cases – and improve diagnosis of conditions which may have similar symptoms, like COVID-19. Working with partners we will deliver:

  • An expanded portfolio of open-access resources for developers of TB diagnostics and implementing countries, including an expanded validation platform for ongoing computer-aided detection (CAD) development and implementation planning
  • Evidence dossiers to support policy evaluation of 5 new TB tests
  • 5 new CE-marked tools for detection of TB and integrated testing strategies, including at least 1 digital diagnostic solution
  • Expanded use of molecular testing for TB through the uptake of new sampling strategies, notably through private sector channels
  • Market interventions for 3 new TB and associated tests to increase affordability.
  • 10 demonstration studies on community, self-sampling and bi-directional screening approaches