Breakthrough Solutions and Cost-Disruptive Innovations for Screening and Diagnosis
Funds India-based teams building ultra-low-cost infectious-disease screening tools.
This is a follow-up, India-only companion to a broader Gates Foundation call, alongside a parallel South Africa challenge via the South African Medical Research Council. Proposals must address one or more of four priority areas -- tuberculosis, emerging pathogens, a syndromic panel for febrile illness and respiratory syndromes, and enteric infections such as typhoid -- each tied to WHO and India-s…
Seeks disruptive, low-cost screening and diagnostic tools for infectious disease in India, targeting close to $1 per test through durable, reusable hardware rather than costly consumables. AI-enabled or software-only approaches and novel sensing methods are of particular interest, aimed at reaching rural and peripheral clinics current tools cannot serve.
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