Organization Contact Information |
| Organization Name: |
Africare, Inc. |
| Organization Street 1: |
440 R Street NW |
| Organization Street 2: |
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| Organization City: |
Washington |
| Organization Province: |
D.C. |
| Organization Post Code: |
20001 |
| Organization Country: |
United States of America |
| Organization Phone: |
2023285342 |
| Organization Email: |
kanah@africare.org |
| Organization Web Site: |
http://www.africare.org |
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Focal Point Contact Information |
| Focal Point Salutation: |
Dr |
| Focal Point First Name: |
Kechi |
| Focal Point Last Name: |
Anah |
| Focal Point Title: |
Health and HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist |
| Focal Point Email: |
kanah@africare.org |
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Stop TB Partner Information |
| Organization Type: |
NGO - International Development |
| Organization Description: |
Africare is a US-based non-governmental agency founded by a group of Africans and African-Americans in 1970, exclusively dedicated to improve the quality of life in Africa. Thousands of communities in 35 African countries have benefited from Africare's technical and material assistance in health and HIV/AIDS, private sector development and governance, agriculture, water resource development and emergency humanitarian aid. |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in TB control provision |
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| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Information on developments within the TB world |
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| What TB activity\ies are you mainly involved in: |
Advocacy, communication and social mobilizationHealth Promotion Patient-led activities and social mobilization TB education and awareness raising
TB Healthcare ServicesCommunity Care Diagnostics/Laboratories DOTS Expansion MDR-TB TB/HIV
Technical AssistanceAdvocacy Frontline TB Services/ Programme Implementation (operational: treatment and diagnostics) Human Resources training (Drs, nurses, researchers, NGOs) Partnership building |
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| Which Working Group(s) will you participate in: |
MDR-TB New Diagnostics TB/HIV |
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| No of staff who are directly involved with TB: |
51 - 99 |
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| Which country are you based in: |
United States of America |
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| Which country/ies do you do operate in: |
Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Chad Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Liberia Malawi Mali Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Togo Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe |
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| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: |
African |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
Unknown |
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Declaration of interests
No conflicts of interest were delacred.
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