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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION |
| Street 1: | 105 7TH AVENUE |
| Street 2: | EDENVALE |
| City: | JOHANNESBURG |
| Province: | GAUTENG |
| Post Code: | 1610 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Phone: | 0114540260 |
| Organization Email: | info@santa.org.za |
| Web Site: | http:///www.santa.org.za |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| SANTA as a dynamic, community based and voluntary non-profit organization committed to serving communities and TB patients throughout South Africa by providing preventative, curative and rehabilitative services in partnership with other stakeholders. SANTA was established in 1947, and was named South African National Tuberculosis Association. It was subsequently registered as a non-profit organization with the National Department of Social Development on 28 December 1998. We are committed in TB/HIV prevention, Curative and rehabilitative services, Capacity building of communities in the areas of, public Health through targeted technical assistance, training, research, monitoring & evaluation and compliance |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Delivery of health services and care Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities Research and Development Technical Assistance Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| 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: | Network with other partners |
| 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: | |
| Initially we were Providing beds for TB sufferers, establishing SANTA TB branches, Give care to TB sufferers and their families In the early years, SANTA also launched health education programmes, managed TB prevention schemes, trained health educators and did TB prevention programmes in schools throughout South Africa. Now over half a century since it was formed, SANTA continues its fight against TB but with a new emphasis. In addition to feeding schemes, its care work and awareness programmes, SANTA are training volunteers in DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short-course). Volunteers in SANTA branches around the country are helping TB sufferers in their communities by making sure that they take TB drugs. These drugs are very powerful and will make TB sufferers better but if they are not taken correctly or if patients stop taking them before they should, the drugs become useless against the powerful TB germ |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | South Africa |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
South Africa |
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: SANTA as a dynamic, community based and voluntary non-profit organization committed to serving communities and TB patients throughout South Africa by providing preventative, curative and rehabilitative services in partnership with other stakeholders. TB-HIV: We are committed in TB/HIV prevention, Curative and rehabilitative services, Capacity building of communities in the areas of, public Health through targeted technical assistance, training, research, monitoring & evaluation and compliance |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | May 26, 2016 |
| Last updated: | June 15, 2016 |