General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing 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: |
National |
| Organization Description: |
Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health is a registered umbrella organization of all Civil Society organizations operating in the health sector in Ghana. The Organization have membership through out the country operating in the various health thematic areas including TB.
The Coalition is interested in this Partnership because it has a lot to contribute TB issues in Ghana. It also supervise the activities of the members and carry out right based advocacy to influence Government policy on TB. It also ensures that members get funding to operate. |
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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: |
100 + |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
100 + |
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| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? |
$500,001-$1 MIL |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Stop TB communications |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Resource mobilization |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
Ghana |
| 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 Coalition has always been involved in the planning of TB control in Ghana by working together with Ghana National TB Control.
The Coalition has even designed a monitoring tool to monitor and evaluate TB activities in Ghana and has submitted to NTP for Funding. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Ghana |
| 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) |
Ghana |