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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Association for Social Development |
| Street 1: | House No 12 |
| Street 2: | Street 48, Sector F-7/4 |
| City: | Islamabad |
| Province: | Federal |
| Post Code: | 44000 |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Phone: | 92-51-2611231-3 |
| Email: | asd@asd.com.pk |
| Web Site: | http://www.asd.com.pk |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| INTRODUCTION “ Improve the quality and efficiency of public and private sector health care systems in a developing country” The Association for Social Development(ASD) is a non profit organization, non-political professional organization established in 1995. The Association works primarily to improve the quality and efficiency of public and private sector health care systems in a developing country context. The objectives are to: - Foster scientific development and education in the fields of health services and public health programme, environment and community development. - Design, plan and conduct research to identify effective and feasible strategies for health care systems within low resource situations - Get the research into policy and practice by developing guidelines, tools, training materials for managers and care providers. - Technical support to government and other agencies for designing, planning, implementing and evaluating the health care programmes and projects - Develop and disseminate model of collaboration between public and private sector agencies. SERVICES The Association has so far focused mainly on four closely related core health programme i.e Tuberculosis, Malaria, Sexual & Reproductive Health, and Nutrition. Related to each of these four programmes the Association offer services in a broad range of cross-cutting areas. i. Project Conception, Development and Implementation - Initial concept development - Project appraisal and planning - Project management - Monitoring and evaluation - Facilitation of workshops and conferences - Short and long term consultancy ii. Health Programme and Services - Infectious disease control - Reproductive and child health - Quality primary health care - Strengthened health care delivery systems iii. Research and Development - Design and conduct research projects - Getting research into policy practice - Institutional capacity building - Development of guidelines and training packages for managers and care pr |
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| 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: | 0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | Unknown |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Pakistan |
| 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: | |
| 1. Strategic planning 2. Development of technical and operational guidelines and training matrerials 3. Assistance to TB program for public and private sector implementation 4. Operational Research |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Pakistan |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | Eastern Mediterranean |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Pakistan |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Provision of TB products Research and Development TB Healthcare Services Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Research and Development | Pakistan |
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: | |
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DOTS Expansion and Enhancement: Support to public sector for DOTS implementation-continuing Public private partnership for TB DOTS-continuing Drug-Resistant TB: Development of operational guidelines- July 2011 to December 2011 Operational Research: Randomized Controlled Trial on managing MDR TB - July 2011 to December 2016 |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: we declare that there is no interest that could constitute a real, potential, or apparent conflict of interest with respect to the Global Partnership to Stop TB. | |
| Application date: | |
| Last updated: | September 8, 2011 |