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Call for proposals -- the International Union Against Tuberculo-
sis & Lung Disease funding opportunity

8 June 2005 - Paris

The International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease now
calls for proposals for fidelis, a grant programme to support
innovative tuberculosis control activities.

fidelis funds projects that will improve the detection and suc-
cessful treatment of new sputum smear positive (NSP) tuberculo-
sis patients, especially among people with limited access to
health services.

fidelis are particularly interested in receiving high quality
proposals with:
a) a lower cost per weighted treatment success;
b) a larger number of additional cases cured;
c) clear evidence of complementarity to existing health services
and TB control efforts and for which the probability of sustain-
ability within the existing system is judged to be highest;
d) the highest numbers of additional treatment success among
people with limited access to health services;
e) convincing evidence that the innovations developed will be
taken up into routine practice within the community.

The grant size ranges from US$ 150,000 to US$ 250,000. The dead-
line for receipt of applications is 1 August 2005.

For more information, please visit the web site:
http://www.fidelistb.org/

For further assistance contact:
Prof. Donald Enarson, Coordinator of fidelis
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
68, boulevard Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France
Fax No. +33-1-5680-2820
Email: enquiries@...