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Organization Contact Information

Name: Reproductive Health Concern Organization (REH-CON)
Street 1: No. 6 Club Road, New Life for All Headquarters Complex
Street 2: Behind Plateau Club, Jos, Plateau State.
City: Jos
Province: Plateau
Post Code: +234
Country: Nigeria
Phone: +2348034501941
Email: rehcon2004@yahoo.co.uk
Web Site: http://rehcon.blogspot.com

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mrs.
First Name: Garos
Last Name: Bature
Title: Executive Director
Email: bature001@yahoo.com
Phone: 08034501941

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mrs
First Name: Grace
Last Name: Lodam
Title: Program Officer
Email: gpayi@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: 08096191364

General Information

Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Is your organization legally registered in your country:
Organization Reach: 0
Organization Description:
1.REH-CON was establised in 2001. It is registered at the State (2004) & National level - CAC (2001 & 2011) and It is Non-Profit. Our Mission is to provide quality youth friendly sexuality education, reproductive health, general health, and holistic development programs and services to adolescents, youths, women, couples and communities through research, advocacy, capacity building, training, counselling, empowerment, care and support.
2.Due to the complex relationship between TB & HIV.The war against HIV can only be worn if TB is equally fought.Why should anyone die of TB when it is cureable & treetment is free
3.In 2006/7 REH-CON in collaboration with WHO/CFCS implemented "TB Prevention & Awareness Project' in 2 Local Government Areas {LGAs}in Plateau State Nigeria.REH-CON also implemented a HIV/AIDS,TB,Drug abuse Prevention & Awareness Project in 3 {LGAs}in Plateau State in 2004/5 in collaboration with Plateau State Control Agency{PLACA}/World Bank. With the support of thesame dev partners REH-CON lmplemented a HIV Counselling & Testing {HCT}Project in 3 LGAs of Plateau State in 2008. We plan to scale up & out the TB project across the Country-which inclue Basic reseach,advocacy,communication,education.expasion of DOTs Centers.provion of relief to patients and dev to communities.
 
Total number of staff in your organization: Unknown
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: Unknown
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: Unknown
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: Unknown
 
What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? Unknown
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Unknown
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Unknown
 
Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: Unknown
Are you in contact with your national TB programme:
Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan:
REH-CON is the chairman of Plateau state TB Network. Have implemented a TB Prevention and Awareness project in Plateau State in collaboration with CFCS/WHO.
Plan to re-apply for membership of stop TB Global.
Have applied to be a TB community delegate under the global Fund (2011 call for proposal).
Plan to collaborate with more partners to mitigate TB and other related diseases in Nigeria.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Unknown
Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: Unknown
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Nigeria

Specializations

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization
Research and Development
TB Healthcare Services
Technical Assistance

Specializations in Countries

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Nigeria
Research and Development 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:

DOTS Expansion and Enhancement:
Conducted sensitization on Access to DOTS Centres and advocacy on DOTS Centres among Local Government (LG) Chairman in 2007 (CFCS/WHO).

TB-HIV:
Implemented 1-year Prevention and Awareness Project; 1 year HIV/AIDS Prevention and Awareness Project in collaboration with World Bank, Plateau State Control Agency (PLACA); 1 year HCT Project PLACA assisted.

Laboratory Strengthening:
Advocated for laboratory strength to LGC Chairmen & State commissioners and wrote proposals to State Ministry of Health to strengthen laboratories.

Operational Research:
Conducted focus group discussion (FGD), in 2008 under TB Project and 1 FGD on HIV/AIDS, STI, drug and sexual abuse under World Bank/PLACA Project in Plateau State in 2006.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: November 15, 2010
Last updated: September 17, 2011