Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention Project

$9.32M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	University Research Co., LLC
Country	Georgia
Start Date	Sep 15, 2011
End Date	Aug 15, 2016
Duration	1,796 days
Number of Grantees	67
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`195839-76`

Grant Description

The Tuberculosis Prevention project focuses on three major objectives: 1) improve early detection of suspected TB cases (early diagnostics) in general health facilities; 2) strengthen the quality of full implementation of Directly Observed Therapy Strategy (DOTS) nationwide; and 3) limited assistance to recently established private treatment sites nationwide in updating physical infrastructure to meet TB best practice standards, and to improve infection control.