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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences |
| Street 1: | (A Unit of Madras Medical Mission) |
| Street 2: | GANAPATICHETTIKULAM, KALAPET |
| City: | PONDICHERRY |
| Province: | PUDUCHERRY |
| Post Code: | 605014 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | +914132656271 |
| Organization Email: | mmmpims@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.pimsmmm.com/ |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Countries |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Academic / Research Institution |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Organization Description: | |
| 1.Madras Medical Mission society through Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences seeks to contribute to the health needs of the country by training health professional students and providing holistic service to the community and the nation with people of Christian faith serving in Christ's name alongside with those of other faith who identify with these aims and objective. 2.Work for its prevention and control as it is an important Public Health problem in India. 3. Involved in case detection, treatment and referral services. Advocacy, supervision of the State and National TB programme implementation |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Technical Assistance |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Stop TB communications |
| 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: | India |
| 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 involved in co-ordinating among the Medical colleges the national TB (RNTCP) National Task Force Mechanism for prevention, treatment and control of TB among patients and communities.Dr. Anil J Purty is presently the Vice Chairman of the RNTCP National Task Force and Dr. Zile Singh is the Chairman of the State Task Force (Puducherry). We are also involved in an ongoing national level Operational research for improving the TB care among tribal population in India. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |
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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TB Care Delivery: Providing support to the National Task Force mechanism for implementation of RNTCP in Medical Colleges of India Research: Completed OR entitled : Health care seeking behaviour among extra pulmonary TB (EPTB) including Female Genital TB (FGTB) patients under RNTCP in and around Pondicherry. (2010-2013) Funding: ICMR, Ref. No. 2009 - 09480. (PI) Ongoing Funded Operational Research Projects (2012-2015): Estimate the burden of TB among the tribal population and develop an innovative health system model to strengthen TB control in tribal areas in India. ICMRs National Task Force Project in 18 States of India. ICMR Ref. IRIS 2014-2482A. (Co-I) Ongoing Funded research Projects (2014-16): Automated Low Cost System for Malaria Diagnosis and Classification. UKIERI. UK- India Education and Research Initiative. Collaborators: University of Westminster, London and Anna University, Chennai (PI) Approved Research Proposal (awaiting funding) (2014-17): 1. Initial default among TB patients diagnosed at Medical Colleges in India: Issues and Possible Interventions.RNTCP National Task Force, CTD, MOHFW. GoI, New Delhi. - A multisite study in 12 Medical colleges in 11 States of India. (http://www.tbcindia.nic.in/documents.html) |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No Conflict of Interest | |
| Application date: | July 12, 2015 |
| Last updated: | August 6, 2015 |