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Organization Contact Information

Name: College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Street 1: University of Gondar
Street 2:
City: Gondar
Province:
Post Code: 196
Country: Ethiopia
Phone: 251581110243
Organization Email: sisaydr@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://www.uog.edu.et
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Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Assefa Getachew
Last Name: Kebede
Title: associate professor of radiology
Email: assefagetus@gmail.com
Phone:  

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Shitaye Alemu
Last Name: Balcha
Title: Associate Professor
Email: shitayea@yahoo.com
Phone: 25191877574

General Information

Board Constituency: Technical agencies
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
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Organization Type - Primary: Academic / Research Institution
Organization Type - Secondary: None
Organization Description:
Gondar college of medicine and Health sciences is an oldest health professional training institution in ethiopia, establsihed in 1954 by training midlevel health professionals who work as a team at health center. the instituiton is know for public health oriented team training with culture of public health and basic clinical research.
I am interested to be updated with the current developements and initiatives in the Tb control programs and to contribute to , participate and benefit from research, program implementation ,intervention and training iniiative opportunities.
the institution in running Tb/HIV program, provide preservice and inservice trainings, conduct researchs and collaborate with various instutions in some basic experimental studies of diagnostics.
as a radiologist , I have been collaborating with various researchers in diagosis of TB, am teaching medicine and Health sciences students on diagnosis of TB and CXR interpretation, conduct continous weekl sessions with staffs of which TB&HIV take the major share of the session, am providing Health care for the community in the diagnosis and follow up of TB patients , as a department we have organised continuos training of health professionals on interpretation of CXR for the diagnosis of TB for which we are awaiting funding.
 
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Specializations / Areas of Work

Delivery of health services and care
Research and Development
Technical Assistance

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 100 +
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 26 - 50
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 11 - 25
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 0
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Attendance at a TB related event
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Information on developments within the TB world
 
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:
-training heath health professionals
- poviding inservice training for health workers providing service in the MOH
- undertaking research whch contribute for genrating knowledge and poviding local/national information for action
- providing health care at the university health care facilities ( teaching refal hospital)
- established MDR treatment center which the 2nd in the counry and providing service for patients and training health pofssionals.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Ethiopia
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Ethiopia

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:

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: September 4, 2010
Last updated: September 7, 2011