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Organization Contact Information

Name: QBC Diagnostics
Street 1: 168 Bradford Drive
Street 2:
City: Port Matilda
Province: Pennsylvania
Post Code: 16870
Country: United States of America
Phone: 814-692-7661
Email: bjh@qbcdiag.com
Web Site: http://www.qbcdiagnostics.com

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr.
First Name: Brian
Last Name: Hnatkovich
Title: Product Manager
Email: bjh@qbcdiag.com
Phone:  

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr.
First Name: Andrew
Last Name: McCarthy
Title:  
Email: ajm@qbcdiag.com
Phone:  

General Information

Board Constituency: Private sector
Organization Type - Primary: Private Sector
Organization Type - Secondary: Company
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
Organization Reach: International
Organization Description:
QBC Diagnostics is a medical device company manufacturer that offers complete systems (including equipment, stains, & other accessories) to be used in the detection of TB & parasitic diseases including Malaria. We have a particular interest in developing training programs to educate lab personel especially involving fluorescent microscopy of sputum smeams for TB detection. Our training modalities include in-person training, lab bench aids, DVDs, & Web based resources.
 
Total number of staff in your organization: 51 - 99
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 1 - 5
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? $5,001-$10,000
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Other partners
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: 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:
We are dedicated to helping to improve laboratory diagnostic techniques, particulaly fluorescence microscopy, for the detection of AFB and TB.
 

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
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Portugal
Qatar
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Montenegro
Republic of Serbia
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Viet Nam
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Specializations

Delivery of health services and care
Delivery of health services and care
Delivery of health services and care
Delivery of health services and care
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Research and Development
Research and Development
Research and Development
Research and Development
Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance

Specializations in Countries

Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Afghanistan
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Algeria
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Andorra
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Angola
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Antigua and Barbuda
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Argentina
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Australia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Austria
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Bahamas
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Bahrain
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Bangladesh
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Barbados
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Belgium
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Benin
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Bhutan
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Bolivia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Botswana
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Brazil
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Brunei Darussalam
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Bulgaria
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Burkina Faso
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cambodia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cameroon
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Canada
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cape Verde
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Central African Republic
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Chad
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Chile
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities China
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Colombia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Comoros
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cook Islands
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Costa Rica
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cote d'Ivoire
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Croatia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cuba
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Cyprus
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Czech Republic
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Democratic Republic of the Congo
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Djibouti
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Dominica
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Dominican Republic
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Ecuador
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Egypt
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities El Salvador
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Equatorial Guinea
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Eritrea
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Estonia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Ethiopia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Fiji
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Finland
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities France
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Gambia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Georgia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Germany
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Ghana
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Grenada
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Guatemala
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Guinea
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Guinea-Bissau
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Guyana
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Haiti
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Hungary
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities India
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Indonesia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Ireland
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Italy
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Jamaica
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Jordan
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Kenya
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Kiribati
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Kuwait
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Lao People's Democratic Republic
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Latvia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Lebanon
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Lesotho
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Lithuania
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Luxembourg
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Malawi
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Malaysia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Maldives
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Mali
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Malta
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Marshall Islands
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Mauritania
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Mauritius
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Mexico
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Micronesia (Federated States of)
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Monaco
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Morocco
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Mozambique
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Myanmar
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Namibia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Nauru
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Nepal
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Netherlands
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities New Zealand
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Nicaragua
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Niger
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Nigeria
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Niue
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Oman
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Pakistan
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Palau
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Panama
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Papua New Guinea
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Paraguay
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Peru
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Philippines
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Portugal
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Qatar
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Republic of Korea
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Republic of Moldova
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Republic of Montenegro
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Republic of Serbia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Romania
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Russian Federation
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Rwanda
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Saint Kitts and Nevis
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Saint Lucia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Samoa
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities San Marino
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Sao Tome and Principe
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Saudi Arabia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Senegal
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Seychelles
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Singapore
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Slovenia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Solomon Islands
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities South Africa
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Spain
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Sri Lanka
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Sudan
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Swaziland
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Switzerland
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Tajikistan
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Thailand
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Togo
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Tonga
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Trinidad and Tobago
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Tunisia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Turkey
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Tuvalu
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Uganda
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities United Arab Emirates
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities United Republic of Tanzania
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities United States of America
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Uruguay
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Vanuatu
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Venezuela
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Viet Nam
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Zambia
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Zimbabwe
Research and Development Afghanistan
Research and Development Algeria
Research and Development Andorra
Research and Development Angola
Research and Development Antigua and Barbuda
Research and Development Argentina
Research and Development Australia
Research and Development Austria
Research and Development Bahamas
Research and Development Bahrain
Research and Development Bangladesh
Research and Development Barbados
Research and Development Belgium
Research and Development Benin
Research and Development Bhutan
Research and Development Bolivia
Research and Development Botswana
Research and Development Brazil
Research and Development Brunei Darussalam
Research and Development Bulgaria
Research and Development Burkina Faso
Research and Development Cambodia
Research and Development Cameroon
Research and Development Canada
Research and Development Cape Verde
Research and Development Central African Republic
Research and Development Chad
Research and Development Chile
Research and Development China
Research and Development Colombia
Research and Development Comoros
Research and Development Cook Islands
Research and Development Costa Rica
Research and Development Cote d'Ivoire
Research and Development Croatia
Research and Development Cuba
Research and Development Cyprus
Research and Development Czech Republic
Research and Development Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Research and Development Democratic Republic of the Congo
Research and Development Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Research and Development Djibouti
Research and Development Dominica
Research and Development Dominican Republic
Research and Development Ecuador
Research and Development Egypt
Research and Development El Salvador
Research and Development Equatorial Guinea
Research and Development Eritrea
Research and Development Estonia
Research and Development Ethiopia
Research and Development Fiji
Research and Development Finland
Research and Development France
Research and Development Gambia
Research and Development Georgia
Research and Development Germany
Research and Development Ghana
Research and Development Grenada
Research and Development Guatemala
Research and Development Guinea
Research and Development Guinea-Bissau
Research and Development Guyana
Research and Development Haiti
Research and Development Hungary
Research and Development India
Research and Development Indonesia
Research and Development Ireland
Research and Development Italy
Research and Development Jamaica
Research and Development Jordan
Research and Development Kenya
Research and Development Kiribati
Research and Development Kuwait
Research and Development Lao People's Democratic Republic
Research and Development Latvia
Research and Development Lebanon
Research and Development Lesotho
Research and Development Lithuania
Research and Development Luxembourg
Research and Development Malawi
Research and Development Malaysia
Research and Development Maldives
Research and Development Mali
Research and Development Malta
Research and Development Marshall Islands
Research and Development Mauritania
Research and Development Mauritius
Research and Development Mexico
Research and Development Micronesia (Federated States of)
Research and Development Monaco
Research and Development Morocco
Research and Development Mozambique
Research and Development Myanmar
Research and Development Namibia
Research and Development Nauru
Research and Development Nepal
Research and Development Netherlands
Research and Development New Zealand
Research and Development Nicaragua
Research and Development Niger
Research and Development Nigeria
Research and Development Niue
Research and Development Oman
Research and Development Pakistan
Research and Development Palau
Research and Development Panama
Research and Development Papua New Guinea
Research and Development Paraguay
Research and Development Peru
Research and Development Philippines
Research and Development Portugal
Research and Development Qatar
Research and Development Republic of Korea
Research and Development Republic of Moldova
Research and Development Republic of Montenegro
Research and Development Republic of Serbia
Research and Development Romania
Research and Development Russian Federation
Research and Development Rwanda
Research and Development Saint Kitts and Nevis
Research and Development Saint Lucia
Research and Development Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Research and Development Samoa
Research and Development San Marino
Research and Development Sao Tome and Principe
Research and Development Saudi Arabia
Research and Development Senegal
Research and Development Seychelles
Research and Development Singapore
Research and Development Slovenia
Research and Development Solomon Islands
Research and Development South Africa
Research and Development Spain
Research and Development Sri Lanka
Research and Development Sudan
Research and Development Swaziland
Research and Development Switzerland
Research and Development Tajikistan
Research and Development Thailand
Research and Development The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia
Research and Development Togo
Research and Development Tonga
Research and Development Trinidad and Tobago
Research and Development Tunisia
Research and Development Turkey
Research and Development Tuvalu
Research and Development Uganda
Research and Development United Arab Emirates
Research and Development United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Research and Development United Republic of Tanzania
Research and Development United States of America
Research and Development Uruguay
Research and Development Vanuatu
Research and Development Venezuela
Research and Development Viet Nam
Research and Development Zambia
Research and Development 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:

New Diagnostics:
QBC Diagnostics also offers a growing line of cutting edge fluorescence microscopy products. The ParaLens Advance microscope attachment uses a bright, durable LED light source to easily and affordably transform any compound light microscope into a fluorescence microscope. The F.A.S.T.™ (Fluorescence and Staining Technologies)AFB kits provide rapid, sensitive fluorescent staining and processing supplies for infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis. These products can be combined with a microscope, centrifuge, or multiple power options to create a simple fluorescence microscopy solution to meet any lab's needs.



Declaration

Declaration of interests:
QBC is a medical device manufacturer of complete systems for the detection of AFB using sputum smear microscopy. We offer a microscope lens attachment to convert a standard light microscope into a LED fluorescent microscope. We also offer TB stains, specimen & QC slides, & other accessories. Our largest focus is on training lab technicians & other personel in the use of FM to detect AFB in sputum smears & thereby assist current microscopy labs in DOTS expansion & enhancement. We offer full & complete on site training programs, bench aids, DVDs, & web based training and we believe this can be a valuable resource to many programs/ countries who wish to enhance their capacity to fight TB.

Application date: October 6, 2009
Last updated: May 15, 2012