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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Catholic Relief Services |
| Street 1: | 228 West Lexington Street |
| Street 2: | |
| City: | Baltimore |
| Province: | Maryland |
| Post Code: | 21201 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Phone: | 410-625-2220 |
| Email: | info@crs.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.crs.org |
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General Information | |
| 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: | |
| Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the U.S. Catholic community. We alleviate suffering and provide assistance to people in need without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS works in more than 100 countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Southeast Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.CRS program areas cover agriculture, water and sanitation, education, emergency response, HIV/AIDS, Health (TB, malaria, maternal and child health), microfinance and peacebuilding. CRS has supported TB diagnosis, treatment and care as well as capacity building for health staff in North Korea through the Eugene Bell Foundation since 1997. In the Philippines, CRS has institutionalized the five components of the DOTS strategy in a community setting using innovative approaches such as TB clubs to serve as a venue for interactions and exchanges among clients or establishing partnership with transport groups to provide free fares for suspected/confirmed TB clients and specimen/smear transport, and sputum collection by Community Health Workers to improve case detection rates. CRS has lead a nationwide assessment of community TB initiatives by the MoH and faith based network partners in East Timor and is assisting in the development of successful community based models for joint service provision between the public and private faith based sectors in that country. CRS/Cambodia has over 12 years experience implementing TB activities in Western Cambodia. CRS began providing technical assistance to the TB program in 1994 in Battambang which included support for training, follow-up and maintenance of patient compliance, development of IEC material and monitoring of food support for TB patients. CRS has supported TB/HIV/AIDS courses for health center staff and x-ray interpretation for Referral Hospital staff. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $500,001-$1 MIL |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Stop TB communications |
| 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: | |
| CRS is working in partnerships with the NTP in the countries implementing TB programing by strenthening health systems, ACSM, and TB care and treatment. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United States of America |
| 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) |
Afghanistan Angola Bolivia Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Colombia Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mali Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Pakistan Peru Philippines Rwanda Sierra Leone South Sudan Viet Nam Zambia Zimbabwe |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Funding Provision of TB products Research and Development TB Healthcare Services Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Technical Assistance | Afghanistan |
| Technical Assistance | Bolivia |
| Technical Assistance | Burkina Faso |
| Technical Assistance | Burundi |
| Technical Assistance | Cambodia |
| Technical Assistance | Cameroon |
| Technical Assistance | Central African Republic |
| Technical Assistance | Chad |
| Technical Assistance | Colombia |
| Technical Assistance | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Technical Assistance | Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
| Technical Assistance | Dominican Republic |
| Technical Assistance | Ecuador |
| Technical Assistance | Egypt |
| Technical Assistance | El Salvador |
| Technical Assistance | Ethiopia |
| Technical Assistance | Gambia |
| Technical Assistance | Ghana |
| Technical Assistance | Guatemala |
| Technical Assistance | Guyana |
| Technical Assistance | Haiti |
| Technical Assistance | Honduras |
| Technical Assistance | India |
| Technical Assistance | Indonesia |
| Technical Assistance | Kenya |
| Technical Assistance | Madagascar |
| Technical Assistance | Malawi |
| Technical Assistance | Mali |
| Technical Assistance | Nicaragua |
| Technical Assistance | Niger |
| Technical Assistance | Nigeria |
| Technical Assistance | Pakistan |
| Technical Assistance | Peru |
| Technical Assistance | Philippines |
| Technical Assistance | Rwanda |
| Technical Assistance | Sierra Leone |
| Technical Assistance | South Sudan |
| Technical Assistance | Viet Nam |
| Technical Assistance | Zambia |
| Technical Assistance | Zimbabwe |
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: CRS is training health workforce in DOTS and community health volunteers to become treatment supporters, increase case finding, do referrals and support treatment adherance TB-HIV: CRS works in increasing TB screening for HIV + clients and HIV testing for TB patients. CRS also provides training, M&E to health staff and community health workers to improve integration of HIV and TB services Laboratory Strengthening: In Mali, CRS is strenghening lab by prviding lab upgrades, purchasing of lab supplies and microscopes and capacity-building for lab tecnicians |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | June 19, 2009 |
| Last updated: | October 25, 2012 |