UNITAID – Call for Proposals: Better, Shorter Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant TB (MDR TB)

We are pleased to announce that UNITAID is now accepting proposals for better, shorter treatment for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB). Under this call, Unitaid is soliciting proposals to:

  1. Speed development and adoption of innovative treatment regimens;
  2. Address the needs for simple, fast drug-susceptibility testing to guide appropriate use of new DR-TB regimens; and
  3. Address market specific challenges including quality, supply and affordability of DR-TB drugs and diagnostics.

Kindly visit https://www.unitaid.eu/assets/Proposal-process-January-2017.pdf for further guidance.

Attached is the Call for Proposal for your reference.

The deadline for submission of intention to submit (ISP) form is on 19 June 2017. For inquiries, kindly coordinate with the Research Grants Administration Office (rgao@post.upm.edu.ph, 567-2054)

Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.