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7. Preventing and controlling illnesses transmitted by mosquitoes and other vectors. High-priority
projects will include identifying environmental hazards specific to vector-borne diseases and
remedial strategies.

8. Addressing environmental hazards related to infection and disease containment, such as disposal
of medical waste in health care facilities

Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases

1. Offering prevention and treatment services for physical and mental illnesses and related
disabilities

2. Developing community education and early screening and treatment programs designed to
reduce the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases

3. Providing equipment specifically to offer health care services to remote populations that lack
access to the local primary care system
4. Supplying medical equipment to health care facilities. Equipment must meet current technology
standards and satisfy environmental criteria for power, water, and air quality. Grant sponsors
must provide proof of ownership and operational and maintenance plans, including
documentation showing that personnel received training on equipment operation and
maintenance, or a training plan that ensures compliance with these requirements.
5. Providing lifesaving surgeries and surgeries to address congenital problems, provided they
include assessing the beneficiary and ensuring follow-up care

6. Treating noncommunicable diseases, including mental illness, through an approach that also
helps prevent disease, train health service professionals, or enhance public health education with
measurable outcomes to promote a community’s long-term well-being

7. Preventing traffic- or vehicle-related injuries, provided these projects can demonstrate
measurable reductions in such injuries

8. Supplying vehicles, personnel, and equipment to provide emergency medical services.
Ambulances must be new and purchased locally and include documentation of ownership,
operation, maintenance, repair, and security systems by the appropriate health care facility.

TRF considers the following activities to be outside the scope of the disease prevention and treatment area
of focus and not eligible for global grant funding:

1. Projects that consist exclusively of purchasing furniture, supplies, consumables, or nonmedical
equipment, such as solar panels

2. Medical missions or surgical team trips that do not provide educational outreach programs or
significant capacity-building in the project country, with the exception of lifesaving surgeries and
surgeries to address congenital problems

3. Eco-stove or indoor stove-top projects

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