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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NEMA) SOUTH-SOUTH ZONE |
| Street 1: | 51 IKWERRE ROAD |
| Street 2: | MILE ONE, DIOBU, |
| City: | PORT HARCOURT |
| Province: | RIVERS STATE |
| Post Code: | 500262 |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Phone: | +2348035364844 |
| Email: | nemarivers@yahoo.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.nema.gov.ng |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Countries |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| The NEMA South-South Zone is mandated by an enabling ACT No 12 of 1999 to manage emergencies and disasters in all its ramifications. The Zone thus embarks on proactive prevention, mitigation and post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, the South-South Zone of Nigeria is a high risk area as regards cases of tuberculosis.Therefore, we are interested in taking up the issue as a local emergency. We plan to embark on agressive sensitization campaigns to all the six states in the zone ( with a combined population of over 25 million). |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | < $1,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| 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: | |
| 1.) By organizing tb awareness campaigns in communities 2.) Assisting tb patients in tb hospitals and wards 3.) Collaboration with state ministries of health 4.) organizin stakeholders' workshops and seminars. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Nigeria |
| 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) |
Nigeria |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Research and Development |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | 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: | |
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DOTS Expansion and Enhancement: Planning to collaborate with all stakeholders to intensify advocacy efforts in the zone. Fundamental Research: Have collaborated with six Nigerian universities aimed at intensifying research and development on issues about tb and other health issues. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: The only percieved case of conflict of interest is with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA),which usually reneges on sharing information with the agency. | |
| Application date: | October 31, 2011 |
| Last updated: | May 10, 2012 |