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Organization Contact Information

Name: HUMAN SUPPORT ORGANIZATION
Street 1: OFF HOSPITAL ROAD MANDIZIN/FARMVIEW JUNCTION
Street 2: OFF HOSPITAL ROAD FARMVIEW/MANDIZINI JUNCTION
City: BUSIA
Province: WESTERN
Post Code: 50400
Country: Kenya
Phone: +254 720 272925
Email: husobusia2@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://.www.husobusia.org

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: ISAAC SIRALI
Last Name: LUBIYA
Title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Email: izowasirali@yahoo.com
Phone: +254 720272925

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Meshack
Last Name: Lubiya
Title:  
Email: lubiyameshack@yahoo.com
Phone: +254 725 735200

General Information

Board Constituency: Developing Country NGO
Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Community-Based Organization (CBO)
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
Organization Reach: National
Organization Description:
HUSO IS A REGISTERED COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION WORKING IN BUSIA DISTRICT IN WESTERN PROVINCE.HUSO AREAS OF CONCERN ARE. HEALTH,CHILDREN AND EDUCATION.
IN HEALTH WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN SENSITIZING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT TB AND NEED FOR COMMUNITY ACTION IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
 
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: 0
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
 
What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? < $1,000
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Internet search
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Network with other partners
 
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:
Through CB-DOTs strategy where our volunteer community health workers liase with the nearest hospitals in client referals and defaulter tracing.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Kenya
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)
Kenya

Specializations

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization

Specializations in Countries

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Kenya

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:

DOTS Expansion and Enhancement:
HUSO through the community health workers is able to liase with health facilities like Busia county referral hospital. CHWs make follow-ups, referal of clients for TB screening and defaulter tracing.

TB-HIV:
In TB-HIV intervention in busia about 40% 0f the HIV and AIDs patients are co- infected with TB. This therefore has called for joint TB-HIV interventions that HUSO has considered important in reducing the HIV/TB related deaths.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
WE HOPE TO LEARN ABOUT NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TB. THANKS FOR YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS IN SERVING THE WORLD.

Application date: January 27, 2010
Last updated: May 16, 2012