Situational assessment for TB research and innovation

16 items · Health · Medium difficulty · 30 min

Practical steps to assess local TB research and innovation needs.

• Define clear assessment objectives

  State what decisions the assessment must support and which questions to answer.

• Assemble a multidisciplinary team

  Include clinicians, researchers, program managers, lab staff and community reps.

• Map key stakeholders and partners

  List government, funders, NGOs, labs and patient groups to engage.

• Gather local TB epidemiology data

  Collect recent surveillance, notifications and trend summaries.

• Collect recent case notifications and trends

  Obtain 3–5 years of case data by age, sex and location.

• Review drug-resistant TB and treatment outcomes

  Summarize rates of DR-TB, treatment success and default.

• Assess laboratory and diagnostic capacity

  Check availability of GeneXpert, culture, DST and sample transport.

• Inventory current TB research projects and resources

  List active studies, funding sources, and institutional strengths.

• Identify workforce skill gaps

  Note shortages in clinical trial expertise, lab skills, data analysis.

• Review regulatory, ethics and policy frameworks

  Check timelines for approvals, data protection and trial registration.

• Engage community and patient groups for perspectives

  Gather priorities, barriers to participation, and ethical concerns.

• Identify priority research and innovation needs

  Rank gaps by impact, feasibility and local relevance.

• Draft an action plan with timelines and responsibilities

  Turn priorities into specific tasks, owners and deadlines.

• Plan monitoring, evaluation and data sharing

  Define indicators, reporting intervals and data access rules.

• Secure funding and resource commitments

  Identify potential funders and draft short funding requests.

• Schedule regular reviews and update the plan

  Set review dates to adapt priorities and report progress.

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