Unitaid Call for Proposals: Catalyzing adoption of an expanded vector control toolbox to fight malaria
Unitaid is pleased to announce this call for proposals aimed at building and refining effective delivery strategies for new vector control tools to catalyze adoption and address emerging threats.
Unitaid will consider proposals that support introduction of new vector control tools that expand the existing toolbox and meet the following criteria:
- New tools must be intended for use against malaria, and should aim to address one or more of the key challenges described above (e.g. insecticide resistance, residual transmission, invasive vectors)
- New tools must belong to the intervention classes and prototype/products under WHO Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG) review for assessment of public health value
- New tools must be on track to be considered for a WHO recommendation by 2025/2026.
Settings of interest:
Evidence generation should be aimed at identifying and refining effective delivery strategies for new vector control tools in comparison or in combination with existing ones in the following target settings:
- Countries with a high malaria burden
- Countries where Anopheles stephensi is an emerging threat
Impact we are seeking:
Through this Call for Proposals, Unitaid aims to improve access to health products of public health importance in low- and middle-income countries, and in particular:
- To introduce new vector controls with the potential to address key challenges facing the malaria response, including insecticide resistance, residual transmission, invasive vectors, and difficulty reaching vulnerable populations in specific contexts (e.g. mobile and migrant populations, climate-related crises, conflict settings);
- To generate evidence on refined delivery strategies for the new tools in comparison or in combination with existing ones in specific target settings;
- To generate demand and increase their adoption and use in LMICs;
- To increase their affordability and supply security in LMICs.
Read more here.
Application deadline August 25, 2023.
