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Organization Contact Information

Name: Support Health and Integrated Development Organisation(SHIDO-Uganda)
Street 1: PO Box 19 , Amolatar - Uganda
Street 2: Padakwara Building, Lira Rd Opp: Amolatar Primary School
City: Amolatar
Province: North Uganda
Post Code: 256
Country: Uganda
Phone: +256414693928
Email: projects@shidouganda.org
Web Site: http://www.shidouganda.org

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Richard
Last Name: Obura
Title: Executive Director
Email: obura@shidouganda.org
Phone: +256(0)756121724

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Hillary
Last Name: Okello
Title: Medical Coordinator
Email: hillaryo@shidouganda.org
Phone: +256750369742

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:
Support Health and Integrated Developmnet Organisation (SHIDO) is an indiginous Nongovernmental Organisation (NGO) registered with the government of Uganda, Reg No: S.5914/9873.

The organistaion's main purpose is to bring community health and development gaps into perspective through advocacy and improved service delivery. SHIDO is interested in attaining a healthy and prodcutive communitiy of the marginalised persons most especially children through empowerment and support towards basic health care like TB,HIV and Malaria.
We are planning to implement access campaigns which put HIV and TB including MDR-TB into focus to improve service delivery and utilization
 
Total number of staff in your organization: 11 - 25
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 1 - 5
 
What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? $5,001-$10,000
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: 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 are committed towards community education and referral for diagnosis and treatment of TB especially among HIV clients.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Uganda
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)		 Uganda

Specializations

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization
Delivery of health services and care

Specializations in Countries

Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Uganda

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:

DOTS Expansion and Enhancement:
we do promote CB-DOTS by working with the local health volunteers recruited by the Ministry of Health(VHTs) and commuity outreach recruited by us in follow of patients on TB treatment, defaulter tracing and contact tracing

Drug-Resistant TB:
we are providing training and facilitating referral for MDR screening and care.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: December 24, 2012
Last updated: March 12, 2013