General Information |
| 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: |
PAWEM IS A REGISTERED TRUST WHOSE MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR PATIENT AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITY GROUPS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN ENSURING THEIR WELFARE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF QUALITY AND EQUITABLE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. T IS INVLOVED IN ADVOCATING AND EMPOWERING PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS ENSURING PATIENT CENTRED COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH OFFICIALS, NON-STATE ACTORS AND OTHER DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INSTITUTIONS. IT WORKS AT THE COMMUNITY, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. IT ALSO WORKS WITH HIV/AIDS SUPPORT GROUPS IN ENSURING ACCES TO EQUITABLE TRATMENT
PAWEM PROMOTES A CULTURE OF PATIENTS AND VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES EMPOWERMENT FOR THEIR ENGANGEMENT ,AMPLIFICATION OF VOICE,PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNANCE, HOLDING HEALTH OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE IN PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO CONTRIBUTE TO A HEALTHY NATION
TB SERVICES IN MALAWI HAVE BEEN PROVIDED USING VERTICAL APPROCH AND NO INTEGRATION WITH HEALTH OTHER SERVICE I.E HIV/AIDS AND YET THE THERE IS CO-OINFECTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE AND ENSURE INTEGRATION OF THESE SERVICE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. BECAUSE OF ITS ASSOCIATION WITH HIV/AIDS THERE IS ALSO STIGMA WE WISH TO CREATE AWARENESS TO REDUCE THIS AND PEOPLE SHOULD SEE TB AS ANY OTHER DISEASE, WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO INVOLVE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL THE YOUTH, FAITH COMMUNITY,TRADITIONAL LEADERS AND LARGER COMMUNITY AWARENESS ON HOW TO DETECT TB,PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY COLLECTION OF SPUTUM AND ALSO MONITOR UTILIZATION OF TB RESOURCES AT THE HEALTH CENTRES. IN GENERAL WE WISH TO EMPOWER VULNERABLE COMMNUITIES TO TAKE PART IN DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF TB ACTIVITIES IN AN INTEGRATED MAANER.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH PEOPLE LIVING WITH HI/AIDS SUPPORT GROUPS IN ENSURING ACCES TO TRAETMENT AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES INCLUDING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN 4 HEALTH CENTRES IN CHIKHWAWA DISTRICT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE. WE WISH TO INTEGRATE TB SERVICES IN THIS INITIATIVE |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: |
6 - 10 |
| 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: |
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: |
Internet search |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Technical assistance and advice |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
No |
| 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 want to start being involved in tb activities considering our comperative advantage in working with communities at the grassroot level with techincal assistance from the District health Office. We have been in existence and operating since 2009 and our working with HIV/HIV support groups have motivated us to integrate TB as well cosidering the co-infection and also the vulnerable communities we serve most of whom are in hard to reach underserved areas. We are already using a Rights based approch and also gender mainstreaming we would want to also create awareness on the TB Charter |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Malawi |
| 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) |
Malawi
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