The Challenge TB (CTB) Project is the flagship global initiative for implementing USAID’s tuberculosis (TB) strategy and is being implemented in 22 countries, including Bangladesh by a unique coalition of nine international organizations in TB control. The CTB is being implemented in Bangladesh since 2014 and providing technical assistance to the National TB Control Program (NTP), Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Government of Bangladesh (GoB).
The current focus on the initiative is to lay strong ground for the Zero TB Cities Initiative recently launched by the MOHFW. One of the most important components of the Zero TB Cities Initiative will be post exposure treatment among eligible household contacts of index TB cases.

As part of its urban focused activities, CTB is inviting short proposal from interested Intuitions/ Research Organizations/ Consultancy

Agencies to carry out a qualitative study for better understanding of the barriers and facilitating factors to successful implementation and uptake of post exposure treatment in urban settings. This study will be conducted among index tuberculosis cases, household contacts, healthcare providers and all other stakeholders involved in TB care so that programs and policies can be adapted to improve care delivery system and quality of care.

Please refer to the detailed TOR (Click Here) for this research.

The Institution/organizations/agencies must submit the following:

Technical and financial proposal with rationale of research, content of the proposed matter, proposed methodology, work schedule/action plan, time line and detailed budget

• CVs of key persons involved and profile of similar assignments, if any.
• Letter of motivation outlining how your institution/organization/agency’s (including investigators) experience, skills, qualifications and professional networks fit with the required deliverables (two pages maximum) of the call
• Copies of at least two similar work reports by the organization/institution/agency

Application Instruction:
The short proposal should be submitted by following the guideline:

• Concept note (2 pages)
• Proposed methodology and work schedule (2 pages)
• Team composition along with its role and short profile/bio (2 pages)
• Evidence of doing such kind of study (2 pages)
• Financial Proposal (2 pages)

Interested institutions/organizations/agencies are requested to submit technical and financial proposals in hard copies to Interactive Research and Development (IRD), Bangladesh Office located at Florida Castle, Suite E2, House # 7, Road # 23/A, Gulshan 1, Dhaka -1212 or send email to alfat.jahan@ird.global with the subject title “Research Proposal for CTB Qualitative Research” latest by 27 January 2018 at 17.00 hours (Bangladesh time). Incomplete application will not be considered.