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Organization Contact Information

Name: World Health Organization
Street 1: 1211 Avenue Appia
Street 2:
City: Geneva
Province:
Post Code: 27
Country: Switzerland
Phone: 41 227912663
Organization Email: lamyquiques@who.int
Web Site: http://www.who.int/tb
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Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Mario
Last Name: RAVIGLIONE
Title: Director, Stop TB
Email: raviglionem@who.int
Phone: +41227912663

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Ms
First Name: Diana
Last Name: Weil
Title: Coordinator, Policy, Strategy and Innovations
Email: weild@who.int
Phone: +41227913072

General Information

Board Constituency: Multilaterals
Is your organization legally registered in your country: No
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Organization Type - Primary: Multilateral Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: None
Organization Description:
Programme Objectives: to reduce TB morbidity and deaths by promoting the world-wide use of effective TB control strategies, to assess existing strategies, and develop new strategies for the prevention and control of TB through operational, epidemiological, and economic research, advocacy, building partnerships and communications.
Unit objectives: The management and coordination of the technical, normative ,advocacy and partnership building work of the STB department teams.
 
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Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Delivery of health services and care
Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Research and Development
Technical Assistance

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 100 +
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 100 +
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 100 +
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 0
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Involvement in TB control provision
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Other (please explain)
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: No
Are you in contact with your national TB programme: No
Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan:
WHO is everywhere to support national programmes world-wide
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Switzerland
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Switzerland

Contribution

Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below:

TB Care Delivery:
produce norms and standards, disseminate policies, advocate for TB care, M&E, support country efforts, host WG of the Partnership

Drug-Resistant TB:
produce norms and standards, disseminate policies, advocate for TB care, M&E, support country efforts, host WG of the Partnership

TB-HIV:
produce norms and standards, disseminate policies, advocate for TB care, M&E, support country efforts, host WG of the Partnership

Laboratory Strengthening:
produce norms and standards, disseminate policies, advocate for TB care, M&E, support country efforts, mobilise resources for lab strengthening, host WG of the Partnership

New Diagnostics:
promote norms and support countries globally in introducing traditional and new diagnostics

New TB Vaccines:
support advocacy

Fundamental Research:
setting global agenda of needs and promote it to all partners

Research:
setting global agenda of needs and promote it to all partners, plus conducting and supporting operational research studies in various fields

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
WHO hosts and supports the Stop TB Partnershop secretariat. However, this is a mutually enriching role and not a CoI as promoted by the WHA in its latest resolution on partnerships hosted by WHO.

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Last updated: July 19, 2013