General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Countries |
| Organization Type - Primary: |
Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| Organization Reach: |
National |
| Organization Description: |
| BGVS is a goverment company with specific tasks to supply the country with medicines, raw materials for the production of medicines and medical disposables. Therefore the supply of TB medications is in our portfolio and with this partnership we want to strenghten the availibity of these drugs. |
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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: |
0 |
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| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? |
$5,001-$10,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Resource mobilization |
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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: |
| Since we are a government owed company we have direct contact with the Ministry of Health and the TB control plan of Suriname. Since all of the TB medications for Suriname are procured by BGVS, we have a monitoring system for the stocks and we are partners when the TB program is starting with DOTS or the introduction of the FDC's. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Suriname |
| 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) |
Suriname
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