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Organization Contact Information

Name: Hospital Carmelo Chokwe
Street 1: Avenue Trabalho
Street 2:
City: Chokwe
Province: Gaza
Post Code: 00035
Country: Mozambique
Phone: +25828120242
Organization Email: hospcarmelo@tdm.co.mz
Web Site: http://www.hospitalcarmelo.org
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Edy
Last Name: Nacarapa
Title: Clinician
Email: edynacarapa@gmail.com
Phone: 258847435380

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Maria Elisa Verdu
Last Name: Jorda
Title:  
Email: marieli42@gmail.com
Phone: +258864041905

General Information

Board Constituency: Developed Country NGO
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number:
Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Faith-based organization (FBO)
Organization Description:
The mission of this hospital is fighting AIDS and Tuberculosis and bring health, education and hope to thousands of adults and children infected with these diseases, through this work many people have access to appropriate treatment and support for reintegration into their homes and society and thus a better quality of life.
 
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Specializations / Areas of Work

Delivery of health services and care
Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities
Technical Assistance

Other Organization Information

Total number of staff in your organization: 51 - 99
Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 26 - 50
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 11 - 25
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 26 - 50
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Internet search
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups
 
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:
In 1990, while TB patients were treated at Chalucuane Health Center, the Daughters of Charity were met with unwarranted therapeutic diseases. At that time the country had not yet been talking about AIDS. Leveraging on a donation of HIV tests, they began doing the test on TB patients, finding a HIV sero-prevalence to 24% among them. Then they realized that AIDS was already infecting the population, which created a big challenge for the future.
With this in mind and taking advantage of the infrastructure of Carmelo Hospital , they requested to the then Bishop of the Diocese of Xai-Xai to use the facilities for the treatment of tuberculosis and AIDS. After the clean up and remodeling , the convent was transformed into a hospital, opened its doors on May 10, 1995 and received the first inpatients: 8 came from the Rural Hospital and 30 more from the Chalucuane Hospital

Tests conducted at the hospital between 1995 and 2002 showed a large increase in people infected with HIV virus. Given the prevalence of AIDS, Carmelo Hospital expanded its services, which was originally focused on tuberculosis treatment, to HIV + patients and received permission to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) with 10 patients per month.

With the support from the community of Sto. Egidio (Rome, Italy), the first 10 patients started treatment in December 2002 thus the beginning of the first DREAM Center of the Daughters of Charity, aimed at treating HIV / AIDS.

The original seroprevalence rate of HIV in TB patients was 24% in 1990, jumped to 36% in 2002 and to an alarming rate of 76% in 2010. Given these circumstances, the sisters implemented a new organization to care for people with HIV / AIDS. This work is being implemented with great determination, bringing major improvements for the local community.

As of December 2011, 16.539 HIV seropositive patients were diagnosed, of which 5.681 were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) by that date.
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Mozambique
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Mozambique

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:

TB Care Delivery:
The mission of this hospital is fighting AIDS and Tuberculosis and bring health, education and hope to thousands of adults and children infected with these diseases, through this work many people have access to appropriate treatment and support for reintegration into their homes and society and thus a better quality of life.

How can I help?
Join our fight against AIDS and tuberculosis helping to finance our projects and / or programs.


Declaration

Declaration of interests:
none

Application date: June 15, 2013
Last updated: August 24, 2013