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| Name: | VASAVYA MAHILA MANDALI |
| Street 1: | Vasavya nagar |
| Street 2: | Benz circle |
| City: | VIJAYAWADA -10 |
| Province: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Post Code: | 520 010 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | +91 866 2470966/2489784 |
| Email: | vasavyamm@sify.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.vasavya.com |
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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: | |
| VASAVYA MAHILA MANDALI (VMM) established forty years ago with Gandhian ideology as a not for profit secular voluntary organization is working in the rural as well as urban areas of Andhra Pradesh. VMM works with a vision to promote comprehensive social, economic and political development for women, children and youth in vulnerable situations, there by empowering communities in A.P to improve their quality of life, and build a better civil society in India. VMM is working in the area of Tuberculosis since last one decade as TB is a major public health problem and also co infection for HIV. Andhra Pradesh is a HIV high prevelence state in India. We are currently working in the under served areas for reducing tuberculosis with a focus on women and girl children with a network of six NGOs in six districts of andhra Pradesh with support of UKAID and TB Alert. Advocacy and community driven initiatives are key working areas for reduction of TB in communities. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 51 - 99 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $100,001-$500,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Internet search |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | India |
| 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: | |
| contributing towards RNTCP programming in India through promoting testing and adhrence among TB patients for TB and followup of LFU. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | South East Asian |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | India |
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: VMM has developed play way IEC (information,Education and Communication) meterial for low literate population in under served rural and tribal communities. Advocating with state and district TB officers for improving sputum collection in sparsely populated areas, nutrtion for children and pregnent women on DOTS. TB-HIV: Improving cross referrals between TB and HIV to improve the quality life. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | May 16, 2012 |
| Last updated: | May 16, 2012 |