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Organization Contact Information

Name: Grassroots Movement for Health and Development (GMHD)
Street 1: Along Malangalanga Road, Behind Skyway University Head Office
Street 2:
City: Lilongwe
Province:
Post Code:
Country: Malawi
Phone: +265 111 731198
Organization Email: grassrootsmovementhd@gmail.com
Web Site:
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Edward
Last Name: Banda
Title: Executive Director
Email: chikhwanae@yahoo.com
Phone: +265 0 999 925 602

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Alick
Last Name: Makiyi
Title: Programms Coordinator
Email: makiyi75@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +265 0 999 335 244

General Information

Board Constituency: Developing 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: Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Organization Description:
The
organization exists to promote women and children’s and rights health
through advocacy, provision of essential health and development
services, grassroots community empowerment on health and development,
research and coordination with the values of empathy, transparency and
accountability.A health and developed society where women are recognized
as equal partners in socio and economic development and people's rights
are promoted and protected. The organization was born after seeing the
deterioration of health of people in Sexual Reproductive Health,
increased infections of air bone diseases and increased poverty among
marginalized grassroots people particularly women, girls and children in
the semi urban and rural areas.
Tuberculosis is one of the killer disease that is transmitted through
air and is cured. The linkage of the disease to HIV and AIDS pandemic
made the organization to conduct awareness campaigns with communities,
conduct trainings where we empower Health Promoters to directly work
with communities on control of TB infections among communities.
 
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration:

Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Delivery of health services and care
Research and Development

Other Organization Information

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: 100 +
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
 
How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: Involvement in TB control provision
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: Malawi
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 have
been attending local and international meetings through ACT programme.
Our organization is associated with District Health Office in
coordinating activities on TB and mainstreaming of HIV/AIDS and TB
activities.The organization has been attending TB consultative meetings,
workshops and trainings on TB and HIV meetings at national level.
 

Geographical Reach

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

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:

Drug-Resistant TB:
Enhance the commitment of communities on those that are infected with drug resistant drugs that there is an option for further treatment.

TB-HIV:
TB-HIV are related diseases we are advocating for effective communications to grassroots people who are affected by TB-HIV. The advocacy is for global recognition to reduce the infections and encourage people to go for HIV test and access treatment in the health facilities. Community health facilities should have staff that will closely work with people in the communities to reduce the cost and travels of those affected with TB-HIV.

Laboratory Strengthening:
We advocate for government resource commitment to budget allocation on procurement of the equipment in the laboratories of health facilities. The strengthened labs will reduce the number of people whose results are taking long to be known.

New TB Drugs:
The government of Malawi is committed in procuring drugs and that there may be no scarcity of drugs. We are em phasing to communities on new drugs that are taken for short term and are affective.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: April 24, 2014
Last updated: May 12, 2014