General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing Country NGO |
| Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
Faith-based organization (FBO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| Organization Reach: |
International |
| Organization Description: |
St.Marthas Hospital is located in Bangalore city, India. It is a Missionary hospital delivering health services in all medical specialities, especially for marginalized sections of our society for more than a century. It has an outpatient attendance of 150 - 200/day. Department of Community Health runs the TB Control Unit & has collaborated with Government TB Unit under the Public Private Partnership. It successfully manages the RNTCP - DOTS Programme under NGO - Scheme IV - Paid designated Microscopy and Treatment Center since May 2000 to date. It has bagged Awards by the Local Govt, successively for 5 years & showing good results.
It is also having the SLUM Scheme under the Public Private Partnership & covers about 40000 population for TB Control activities. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: |
1 - 5 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
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| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? |
< $1,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Stop TB communications |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Information on developments within the TB world |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
India |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: |
Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: |
St.Martha's Hospital, is a Missionary Hospital, located @ Bangalore city, India.It has an average of 5200 out-patients per month & 600 In - patients beds fully occupied @ any point of time.
Under the Public Private Partnership, Department of Community Health having a DOTS Centre enrolls all TB Patients under the DOTS Scheme & ensures cure of Smear Positive TB patients & treatment completion of extra- pulmonary TB patients.
Besides it has also taken up SLUM Scheme under the Public Private Partnership & has the Advocacy, Social Mobilization, Communication for the Slum population covering a population of about 40000 in Bangalore. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
India |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: |
South East Asian |
Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |