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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Basu Bandu Rural Development Association (BRUDA) |
| Street 1: | saluti A, Kanyangeya parish |
| Street 2: | p.box 329 |
| City: | kasese |
| Province: | Weatern region |
| Post Code: | +256 |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Phone: | +256774419699 |
| Email: | bruda2010@live.com |
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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: | |
| BRUDA is a community based organisation, working at the grassroot level and approved by the local government at the the District registriation number at District lavel is cbo/312 then NGO's 5419/4642. The group is carrying a number of activities include: Health Education, caring for the sick, TB CB DOTS,home visiting,HIV/AIDS awareness and counselling,caring for the needy ( orphans, single mothers, eldery agriculture( kitchen gardening) etc. II) We are interested in TB because we were born in TB prone areas where by most of our people are affected with the disease, now day TB is on increase due to HIV/AIDS. PLANS:- 1)Early treatment of the identified smear positive TB cases through CB DOTS. 2)Training of Village Health Team (VHT) on how to recognise early sighns and symptoms of TB in the community. 3) To make use of intense case finding forms. 4) Tracing of treatment defaulters. 5) Community sensitization of early sighs and symptoms of TB. |
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| 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: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $25,000-$100,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| 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: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| We are coordinating or reporting to the District TB/Leprosy supervisor kasese. as mentioned above we are carry out TB community awareness, TB case finding and reffering,palliative care to HIV/AIDS and TB patients, CB DOTS etc. |
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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 Delivery of health services and care Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Research and Development |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | 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: We trace patients on TB treatment through TB health units rigesters and take drugs to them in the community. TB-HIV: Home based care in the communities, home visiting, plaliative cre to bad ridden patients of both TB and HIV, community and relative counsellings New Diagnostics: We do case finding in the community and reffere then for laboratory test to confirm if their TB/HIV positive. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 22, 2010 |
| Last updated: | August 26, 2011 |