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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | GBCHealth |
| Street 1: | 110 Williams Street |
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| City: | New York City |
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| Country: | United States of America |
| Phone: | 212-584-1600 |
| Email: | spanse@gbchealth.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.gbchealth.org |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Private Sector |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Business Association |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| GBCHealth is a coalition of more than 200 member companies and organizations committed to investing their resources to making a healthier world ... for their employees, for the communities in which they work, and for the world at large. Our Vision is a global business community that is fully contributing its assets, skills, influence and reach to making a healthier world for employees, their families, and their communities. Our Mission is to leverage the power and resources of the business community for positive impact on global health challenges. Our Approach: GBCHealth accomplishes its mission by supporting member companies through the following efforts: • convening and connecting businesses, governments, multilaterals and civil society for the purpose of knowledge and idea sharing on global health • driving the creation of high-impact partnerships and collective actions • providing recognition and visibility to members for the global health work they support • championing best practices in business engagement on health • representing business in key global health settings • and providing advisory services and guidance to individual member companies, as needed The GBCHealth Board of Directors, Corporate Advisory Board and talented GBCHealth team provide the direction, unmatched expertise and deep commitment essential to our success mobilizing business for a healthier world. |
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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: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | Unable to disclose amount |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| 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 headquarters are in the US but our activities are focused on Africa, Asia, Russia and other areas where our members operate. We do have regional offices in South Africa, Kenya, China and Russia and in these countries we focus on leveraging the assets of the private sector to support the national TB program priorities. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United States of America |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | Global |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
China Kenya Russian Federation South Sudan United States of America |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | China |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Kenya |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Russian Federation |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | United States of America |
| Technical Assistance | China |
| Technical Assistance | Kenya |
| Technical Assistance | Russian Federation |
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: On-going convenings of member companies on ACSM related to TB (2009-present) TB-HIV: On-going convenings of member companies to support HIV-TB integration in the workplace (2009-present) |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | March 19, 2012 |
| Last updated: | March 19, 2012 |