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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Support to Health |
| Street 1: | Heydar Aliyev ave. 80/2 |
| Street 2: | Ashiq Peri street 14, Bakikhanov |
| City: | Baku |
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| Country: | Azerbaijan |
| Phone: | +994 12 567 4886 |
| Email: | elchin_mukhtarli@yahoo.com |
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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: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| Support to Health (HESUP), NGO was established in April 2010. The leader of the organization has gained valuable and great experience in the field of TB control and management working at the TB department in the international Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for 14 years. Due to ICRC hand over of TB control program to Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan Mr Elchin Mukhtarli decided to establish an NGO where he can make use of his experience, skills and abilities. So the NGO was created and registered at the government on August 2010. Participated at the Tender on January 2011 which was held by the ministry of Justice who is a Principal Recipient for the GFATM grant round 9 TB fund and win the tender and became Sub-recipient in the project "Strengthening TB control in prison". We started the implementation of the project since March 2011 with the contract signed by the MOJ for 2 years. The project outline; Project title is 'Follow up of released TB and MDR-TB patients discharge from prison without complete TB treatment'. We cover whole country (59 rayons and cities including capital city) by doing follow up treatment and social support (incentive and enablers) to all released TB patients to ensure the patients take full treatment, adhere treatment and get cured of TB. Now we need more funds to strengthen the activity and solve social and psycho-social problems of released TB patients and carry out TB education campaigns. | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| 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? | $25,000-$100,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Technical assistance and advice |
| 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: | |
| The NGO is non-commercial organization that functions according to the constitution and the low of the Republic of Azerbaijan on NGOs ( public organization and funds) and other legislation acts and on the basis of its regulation. 1.Objective of the organization is to support vulnerable people who need medical care. In order to reach the goals the organization will carry out the followings; - provide support in implementation of the medical care for the population; - support in examination and treatment of the people suffer from infectious diseases; - carry out health education activities to protect the population from getting sick with the disease; The NGO is implementing the project on “follow up of treatment of sensitive TB and drug resistant TB (DR-TB) patients in civilian sector after release from prison without complete treatment within the frame of Strengthening TB Control in Penitentiary System of Azerbaijan. The Objective of the Project is to ensure that all tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients released from prison without completing their DOTS or DOTS-Plus treatment are offered continuation of treatment at civilian anti-TB Facilities, thus to reduce the burden of tuberculosis in Azerbaijan. The Project contributes to progressing towards ensuring full access of the ex-prisoners with TB to continuation of treatment in civilian TB facilities. The purpose of providing the continuation of TB treatment after release is to ensure full and complete treatment of all 'regular' TB and DR-TB patients integrated into treatment during time spent in prison, in order to reduce transmission of DR-TB strains among the civilian population, reduce morbidity and mortality from TB and DR-TB and to counter the development of further resistance and XDR-TB strains. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Azerbaijan |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | European |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Azerbaijan |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization TB Healthcare Services |
Specializations in Countries | |
| TB Healthcare Services | Azerbaijan |
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 are sub-recipient of GFATM TB grant round 9. We have involved in DOTS implementation and early case finding of TB cases in prisons of the republic of Azerbaijan. In order to strengthen passive case finding in the colonies health education programs and advocacy campaigns are carried out by developing some video films and other educational materials which were distributed and demonstrated among prison and civilian population. Drug-Resistant TB: In order to strengthen treatment adherence among ex-prisoners, since April 2009, the project has launched by our NGO in the Republic of Azerbaijan to follow up treatment after release from prison. Including social and economical support, provision of incentives and enablers, IEC activities among susceptible TB and DR-TB patients. Up to day we have provided the aforementioned services for over 60 DR-TB patient and 54 drug susceptible cases. TB-HIV: We are involved in patient support projects within the frame of round 9 TB grant of GFATM to follow up treatment of TB and TB-HIV cases in order to improve treatment adherence. We provide social and economical support to the people suffering from TB and TB-HIV and provide incentives and enablers to patients and health staff providing DOT services. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | July 1, 2011 |
| Last updated: | September 15, 2011 |