General Information |
| Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| Organization Reach: |
National |
| Organization Description: |
| The organization is committed to care & support services to OVC in the community, maintaining support groups of PLWHAs, TB for Home based care. Community mobilization and outreach programs and developmental issues. We are interested in TB stopping because it is a deadly, yet an opportunistic infection on HIV and our community is very prone to it due to living standard and conditions of the people.Our plan is to give well informed education and health intervention through participatory mobilizations. |
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| 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: |
0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: |
| Community level outreach through awareness campaigns and IPC. This is done within the community periodically to sensitize the people on TB contracting, care for people with TB (also involves training volunteers on DOTs), and access to health facilities. |
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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 |