General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing Country NGO |
| Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| Organization Reach: |
National |
| Organization Description: |
| ZATULET is a non-governmental non profit making NGO in the health sector whose main aim is to supplement government efforts in the fight against TB and Leprosy in the country. It is a registered organisation. It is community based and has a community clinic dealing in TB case- finding, screening, treating tand supervising DOT in the community using trained TB Treatment Volunteers. We have 13 project sites. We mobilise communities giving awareness raising through health talks, door to door, group discussions, drama etc. I am interesting in TB because my Dad and my young sister died of TB. I want to improve case finding, awareness raising in order to prevent and control TB, form an x - TB patient support group and advocacy group. Improve DOT supervision and treatment adherence |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: |
11 - 25 |
| 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: |
100 + |
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| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? |
$100,001-$500,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Stop TB communications |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Information on developments within the TB world |
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| 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: |
| Zambia Tuberculosis and Leprosy Trust works in the NTP clinics at TB corner strenthnening the TB programme. We have 12 TB sites in 5 provinces working in community giving TB health information, referring TB suspects, tracing TB contacts and defaulters, supervising treatment (DOT). We have one community clinic screening TB suspects, collecting sputum for testing offsite, bring back results and treating those diagnosed with TB. We also give ARVs to the TB/HIV co-infected and ready to receive ARVs. We give all TB Data to NTP through the local clinics or district health offices within our operational sites |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Zambia |
| 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) |
Zambia
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