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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | CheckTB! |
| Street 1: | Rhijngeesterstraatweg 62B |
| Street 2: | |
| City: | Oegstgeest |
| Province: | |
| Post Code: | 2341 BV |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Phone: | +31642245470 |
| Email: | info@checkTB.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.checkTB.com |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Private sector |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Private Sector |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | |
| Organization Reach: | 0 |
| Organization Description: | |
| CheckTB! facilitates access to new active case finding strategies by incorporating innovative (digital) technologies in the project design, connecting stakeholders and enabling access to financing. | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | Unknown |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | Unknown |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| 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: | |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Netherlands |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | African |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Bahrain |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Delivery of health services and care Funding Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Delivery of health services and care | Bahrain |
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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TB-HIV: Enable access to new diagnostics for early case detection in risk groups Laboratory Strengthening: Incorporate in mobile diagnostic TB labs (containers) provisions for the use of Molecular Tests and LED Fluorescent Microscopes New Diagnostics: Enable access for high risk groups to new TB diagnostics like digital X-ray, Computer Aided TB Detection software,teleradiology, LED Fluorescent Microscopes and molecular tests through advocacy and access to funding. Operational Research: New case detection algorithms using innovative and mobile technologies will in the CheckTB! designed projects be accompanied by Operational Research to measure impact and/or to determine how to further improve diagnostic accuracy. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: CheckTB! is a private consultancy initiative mainly funded by grant facilities from the Dutch Ministry of Development Cooperation and Economic Affairs. CheckTB! has direct contacts with various suppliers of diagnostic imaging systems, LED Fluorescent microscopes and molecular tests. All CheckTB! designed projects so far have to pass through an ICB. CheckTB! cooperates in some projects with local private organisations to assure implementation, capacity building and maintenance; cooperation with NTP's and organisations such as WHO, KNCV and USAID (TBCAP) is also initiated for specific projects. | |
| Application date: | February 23, 2009 |
| Last updated: | September 15, 2011 |