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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Global Scientific Solutions for Health (GSSHealth) |
| Street 1: | The BioPark, 800 W Baltimore Street |
| Street 2: | Suite 400L |
| City: | Baltimore |
| Province: | MD |
| Post Code: | 21201 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Phone: | +14107532840 |
| Email: | info@gsshealth.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.gsshealth.com |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Private Sector |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Company |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| GSSHealth is a small social enterprise (the majority of our work is performed without profit) dedicated to improving the quality of disease surveillance and diagnosis, worldwide. We work with academic institutes, multilateral, governmental and non-governmental organizations and businesses across Europe, North America, Africa and SE Asia. We specialize in the design, management and implementation of scientific and technical projects dedicated to improving laboratory services. Although we focus on all aspects of laboratory capacity-building, GSSHealth staff are field experts in helping to improve smear microscopy, developing safer practices for TB drug marker testing in BSL2 facilities and establishing BLS3 laboratories for TB liquid culture and DST. GSSHealth staff and consultant field experience covers 14 countries across Europe, Africa and SE Asia. Currently, there are active projects in 6 countries. Each year, GSSHealth donates 1-2% of all profits to Baltimore City charities focused upon child education. Our products and services include: business development; strategic and financial planning; establishment of quality assurance (QA) systems; training in QA, safety and testing; supply chain management assistance (including advice on appropriate technologies, reagents, supplies, procurement process development and contractual requirements). |
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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: | 0 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $100,001-$500,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Technical assistance and advice |
| 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: | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United States of America |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | Global |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Cambodia El Salvador Ethiopia Ghana Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Liberia Mozambique Myanmar Nigeria Sierra Leone Sudan Tajikistan Thailand Uganda United States of America Viet Nam Yemen Zimbabwe |
Specializations | |
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Provision of TB products Research and Development TB Healthcare Services Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Technical Assistance | Cambodia |
| Technical Assistance | Ethiopia |
| Technical Assistance | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Technical Assistance | Myanmar |
| Technical Assistance | Sudan |
| Technical Assistance | Tajikistan |
| Technical Assistance | Thailand |
| Technical Assistance | Uganda |
| Technical Assistance | United States of America |
| Technical Assistance | Viet Nam |
| Technical Assistance | Yemen |
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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Laboratory Strengthening: Assisting in the development of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine. A unique resource for African scientists to improve the quality of laboratory services. New Diagnostics: Assisted in the development of a manual for the Ventilated Workstation for smear microscopy and preparation of GeneXpert samples. The manual is designed to engage local manufacturers to enter a new market for TB safety equipment. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: None | |
| Application date: | |
| Last updated: | November 16, 2012 |