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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | TBNet/Health Network - Migrant Clinicians Network |
| Street 1: | 1001 land Creek Cove |
| Street 2: | PO Box 134285 |
| City: | Austin |
| Province: | Texas |
| Post Code: | 78746 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Phone: | 1-800-981-6353 |
| Email: | hn@migrantclinician.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.migrantclinician.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developed 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: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| MCN functions as a global organization with more than 10,000 constituents whose work is overseen by a board of directors comprised of frontline clinicians, researchers, policy makers and academics with experience in and commitment to migrant health. MCN’s TBNet program is a multi-national tuberculosis patient navigation and bridge case management system designed to work with mobile, underserved populations. | |
| 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: | 0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $100,001-$500,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | United States of America |
| 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: | |
| TBNet helps the national TB control plan by offering TB treatment providers at the local, state, regional, national and international level with a service that will help them maintain patients in care who are at high risk of abandoning treatment because of voluntary or required departure from the place of treatment initiation. TBNet helps patients find TB services when they migrate within the United States or to any country in the world. Once care is established TBNet follows-up with the patient and TB clinic to ensure the patient continues and completes TB treatment. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United States of America |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | Global |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Belize Brazil Chile China Colombia Cote d'Ivoire Democratic People's Republic of Korea Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Ethiopia France Guatemala Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iraq Italy Jamaica Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Mexico Myanmar Nepal Nicaragua Nigeria Pakistan Peru Philippines Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Sierra Leone South Africa Thailand Turkey United States of America Yemen |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Delivery of health services and care Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | El Salvador |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Guatemala |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Honduras |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | Mexico |
| Delivery of health services and care | Belize |
| Delivery of health services and care | Brazil |
| Delivery of health services and care | Chile |
| Delivery of health services and care | China |
| Delivery of health services and care | Colombia |
| Delivery of health services and care | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Delivery of health services and care | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Delivery of health services and care | Dominican Republic |
| Delivery of health services and care | Ecuador |
| Delivery of health services and care | El Salvador |
| Delivery of health services and care | Ethiopia |
| Delivery of health services and care | France |
| Delivery of health services and care | Guatemala |
| Delivery of health services and care | Haiti |
| Delivery of health services and care | Honduras |
| Delivery of health services and care | India |
| Delivery of health services and care | Indonesia |
| Delivery of health services and care | Iraq |
| Delivery of health services and care | Italy |
| Delivery of health services and care | Jamaica |
| Delivery of health services and care | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Delivery of health services and care | Malaysia |
| Delivery of health services and care | Mexico |
| Delivery of health services and care | Myanmar |
| Delivery of health services and care | Nepal |
| Delivery of health services and care | Nicaragua |
| Delivery of health services and care | Nigeria |
| Delivery of health services and care | Pakistan |
| Delivery of health services and care | Peru |
| Delivery of health services and care | Philippines |
| Delivery of health services and care | Romania |
| Delivery of health services and care | Russian Federation |
| Delivery of health services and care | Rwanda |
| Delivery of health services and care | Sierra Leone |
| Delivery of health services and care | South Africa |
| Delivery of health services and care | Thailand |
| Delivery of health services and care | Turkey |
| Delivery of health services and care | United States of America |
| Delivery of health services and care | Yemen |
| Technical Assistance | Belize |
| Technical Assistance | Brazil |
| Technical Assistance | Chile |
| Technical Assistance | China |
| Technical Assistance | Colombia |
| Technical Assistance | Cote d'Ivoire |
| Technical Assistance | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Technical Assistance | Dominican Republic |
| Technical Assistance | Ecuador |
| Technical Assistance | El Salvador |
| Technical Assistance | Ethiopia |
| Technical Assistance | France |
| Technical Assistance | Guatemala |
| Technical Assistance | Haiti |
| Technical Assistance | Honduras |
| Technical Assistance | India |
| Technical Assistance | Indonesia |
| Technical Assistance | Iraq |
| Technical Assistance | Italy |
| Technical Assistance | Jamaica |
| Technical Assistance | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Technical Assistance | Malaysia |
| Technical Assistance | Mexico |
| Technical Assistance | Myanmar |
| Technical Assistance | Nepal |
| Technical Assistance | Nicaragua |
| Technical Assistance | Nigeria |
| Technical Assistance | Pakistan |
| Technical Assistance | Peru |
| Technical Assistance | Philippines |
| Technical Assistance | Romania |
| Technical Assistance | Russian Federation |
| Technical Assistance | Rwanda |
| Technical Assistance | Sierra Leone |
| Technical Assistance | South Africa |
| Technical Assistance | Thailand |
| Technical Assistance | Turkey |
| Technical Assistance | United States of America |
| Technical Assistance | Yemen |
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: 3. Standardized treatment with supervision and patient support TB treatment and programme management guidelines, International Standards of TB Care (ISTC), PPM, Practical Approach to Lung Health (PAL), community-patient involvement. Our TBNet program provides patients with support, and ensures that the patients receive supervised treatment regardless of their location, we also help to notify the NTP directors of each program for better continuity of care for each case. Drug-Resistant TB: Maintaining difficult to treat patients in care through to treatment completion via our network and case management which reduces potential of resistance developing. Operational Research: We have participated in operational research developed by the CDC to evaluate binational case management and communication. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | March 4, 2013 |
| Last updated: | April 17, 2013 |