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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | East African Infectious Disease Combat |
| Street 1: | 32 |
| Street 2: | Redcar Road |
| City: | Leicester |
| Province: | Leicestershire |
| Post Code: | LE4 6PD |
| Country: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Phone: | 44-7896495006 |
| Email: | eaidcom.org@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.eaidcom.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developed 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: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| East African Infectious Disease Combat (EAIDCOM) is charitable organisation working in East Africa. Our prime goal is to contribute the elimanation of infectious disease in this region. TB is one of the diseases we are targeting and we plan to control the spread of this disease thruogh educational awereness, seting up new laboratory and using other preventation approaches. | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $25,000-$100,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Internet search |
| 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: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Our organisation is new to the field, but because it is well structured and focused organisation it will definately have impact on the health of the mentioned region. i.e Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 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) |
Ethiopia Kenya Somalia |
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 | |
| Delivery of health services and care | Ethiopia |
| Delivery of health services and care | Kenya |
| Delivery of health services and care | Somalia |
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: Advocacy, communication and social mobilization. Drug-Resistant TB: Not vailable TB-HIV: TB testing and count CD4+ is essential for diagnoses of HIV, beacuse there is correlation between TB and HIV. Laboratory Strengthening: simple laboratories are the millestone of this project New Diagnostics: setting up laboratory in the regions we operate to diagnose the infection disease that kills million people each year. New TB Drugs: We aim but no avialable plans todate New TB Vaccines: We aim but no avialable plans todate Fundamental Research: We aim but no avialable plans todate Operational Research: We aim but no avialable plans todate |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 29, 2011 |
| Last updated: | October 29, 2011 |