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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Pediatric TB Program |
| Street 1: | CS516-840 Sherbrook Street |
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| City: | Winnipeg |
| Province: | Manitoba |
| Post Code: | R3A1S1 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Phone: | 1-204-787-4753 |
| Email: | caraneta@cc.umanitoba.ca |
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General Information | |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Academic / Research Institution |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | No |
| Organization Reach: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| We provide Pediatric TB services to the province of Manitoba and neighboring Saskatchewan, Nunavut and Northwestern Ontario. We have the highest rates of TB in the country. Because children are the most vulnerable but neglected population, we advocate for policies to improve contact tracing, work up and treatment of the pediatric population. |
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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: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| 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: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Canada |
| 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: | |
| We are the only clinic in the province who sees children with tuberculosis. We are involved in the development of hospital and provincial policies for Pediatric TB. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Canada |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | American |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Canada |
Specializations | |
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TB Healthcare Services |
Specializations in Countries | |
| TB Healthcare Services | Canada |
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: we are provide standardized treatment by DOT/DOPT by working closely with the local Home Care Program and provincial health branches Drug-Resistant TB: We are working in collaboration with the Provincial TB Program to standardize treatments for contacts (as they are often Pediatric) for drug resistant T TB-HIV: We work in collaboration with the Infectious Disease Specialists who test for TB, as we test for HIV in our patients Fundamental Research: We seek to provide more epidemiological information on Pediatric TB data |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | April 23, 2012 |
| Last updated: | April 23, 2012 |