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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Community Health Department |
| Street 1: | Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Edo State |
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| City: | Irrua |
| Province: | Esan Central |
| Post Code: | 08 |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Phone: | +2348030647837 |
| Email: | comhealthisth@yahoo.co.uk |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Technical agencies |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Academic / Research Institution |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| this is an academic/research institution involved in training of both graduate and undergraduate in medicine and allied health. the organisation also has a clinical unit for endemic diseases and notification. it collaborates with other departments of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in the management of Tuberculosis. presently,we have the DOTS clinic in the Hospital. Resident doctors are rotated round the TB clinic for exposure to endemic diseases. 2. Tb is endemic in our area which is home many poor people and hence the burden of Tb is very high 3.Our department is at the forefront of community mobilization and IEC on Tb. We are involved in active and passive surveillance, training, research and clinical management of Tb. Current interest is in the use of PCR for diagnosis and eradication of the disease through information, active search for patients, treatment and rehabilitation. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| 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: | 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: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Implementation of DOTs strategy and Clinical management of cases, surveillance and reporting, information dissemination and Tb research | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Nigeria |
| 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) |
Nigeria |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Delivery of health services and care Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Delivery of health services and care | Nigeria |
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: Our department has consistently mobilised and educated local communities in Edo state, Nigeria using a number of tools: role play, distribution of IEC materials, health talk etc We have also educated local communities - many of whom are iliterate and poor on harmful cultural practices related to TB and to encourage locals to report for treatment. Every year the department marks the world TB day with elaborate programme of activities ranging from advocacy visits to community leaders, heads of institutions and heads of local Government to community mobilization visits and health education. Tje use of drama has proven a very useful tool in conveying the TB message. Drug-Resistant TB: Complimentary role in the identification and management of multidrug resistant TB through surveillance, case finding and tracing and social rehabilitation. TB-HIV: Co-management of TB-HIV together with the department of Medicine New Diagnostics: Use of PCR in the diagnosis of TB in children is under consideration in partnership with the institute of Lassa Fever Research Fundamental Research: On going research on several TB related topics |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST | |
| Application date: | March 15, 2010 |
| Last updated: | November 2, 2012 |