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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | UGANDA STOP TB PARTNERSHIP |
| Street 1: | PLOT 60 PRINCE CHARLES DRIVE |
| Street 2: | - |
| City: | KAMPALA |
| Province: | - |
| Post Code: | P.O. Box 16069 Kampala |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Phone: | +256414250487 |
| Email: | kawuma@infocom.co.ug |
| Web Site: | http://www.ustp.info |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Partnership |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | National Stop TB Partnership |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| Launched in 2004 Now has 37 members; agreed to a Constitution . Currently Secretariat is hosted by the WHO Country Office. It is registered as a legal entity with a certificate of incorporation issued 1st June 2010. WHO and the NTP are ex officio members of the governeance structure.Has 3 functional working groups: DOTS-Expansion, ACSM and TB/HIV. Objectives: -To achieve and sustain the National TB/leprosy Programme case finding and treatment success targets. -To provide accurate information about TB and the fight against it -To promote advocacy, communication and social mobilization for TB control -To be a platform for coordination of agencies and stake holders to contribute to the fight against TB - To maintain relationship and subscribe to the objectives of the Global Stop TB Partnership. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| 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: | Stop TB communications |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Uganda |
| 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: | |
| The Parnerships mobilises various stake holders to participate in implementation of the national TB control plan with their strengths (funding, implementation or technical support) Partners' meetings provide an opportunity to disseminate information about the status of TB control in Uganda. The Partnership, especially through the working groups, can function as a platform for monitoring and evaluation of intividual partners' interventions. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Uganda |
| 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) |
Uganda |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Funding Research and Development TB Healthcare Services Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Technical Assistance | Uganda |
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: Organization of national and regional functions to mark world TB day 2011 ACSM Working Group has a Challenge Facility Grant to work in slum areas in the capital city, Kampala. 2 Other partners are also recepients of Challenge Facility Grant. Drug-Resistant TB: Partners meeting gave platform for the MDR TB Coordinator to present to stake holders the gaps in implementation of the national programmatic prevention and management of MDR TB in Uganda TB-HIV: Partnership facilitates involvement of members in the NCC for TB/HIV Laboratory Strengthening: GLRA supports 2 staff positions in the national TB reference laboratory to strengthen capacity for support supervision to lower level laboratory services and EQA. Also co-finances the actual support supervision. AISPO supports implementation of External Quality Assessent of TB laboratories in Kampala Zone. New Diagnostics: FIND (one of the partners is involved in testing of new diagnostics in Uganda including Expert). |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | April 14, 2010 |
| Last updated: | September 20, 2011 |