Reducing the prevalence of TB in a highly endemic setting by community-wide active case finding: "turning off the tap" [ 2013 - 2018 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Guy Marks (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Gregory Fox ,  A/Pr James Wood ,  A/Pr Sy Dinh ,  Dr Linh Nguyen
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Brief description During 2010, 8.8 million people developed TB and 1.45 million people died due to the disease. In this project, which will be conducted in Vietnam, one of the countries in our region with a particularly high prevalence of TB, we will test a new form of an old intervention: community-wide screening for TB, not with x-rays but by testing sputum. If the project is successful it has the potential to lead to a giant leap forward towards the elimination of TB as a global health problem.

Funding Amount $AUD 3,613,917.13

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant