Deciding where to go
The field programme covered urban, semi-urban and rural locations. Teams used predicted tuberculosis risk to prioritise where to send community health workers, including places they might have missed through untargeted outreach.
Screening and referral
During visits, community health workers recorded responses using a mobile questionnaire. The resulting risk assessment helped guide referrals for laboratory testing. Teams could work offline and sync records after reconnecting.
What the field work showed
In this programme, Savics reported that areas flagged as higher risk yielded more confirmed cases. That finding helped illustrate how maps could inform future outreach, while laboratory testing confirmed individual cases.