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Organization Contact Information

Name: THE HEALTH CHANNEL
Street 1: MARA ROAD, UPPER HILL
Street 2:
City: NAIROBI
Province:
Post Code:
Country: Kenya
Phone: +254 708 994 684
Organization Email: iwatch@healthchannel.co.ke
Web Site: http://www.healthchannel.co.ke
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: DR
First Name: Neema
Last Name: Lema
Title: Lead Operation
Email: nlema@healthchannel.co.ke
Phone: +254 708 994 684

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Bonventure
Last Name: Ameyo
Title:  
Email: bameyo@healthchannel.co.ke
Phone: +254 720 97 57 58

General Information

Board Constituency: Technical agencies
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number:
Organization Type - Primary: Media
Organization Type - Secondary: None
Organization Description:
Our mission is to improve accesibiltiy of correct and timely health information through broadcasting both in social media and main stream. Kenya is one of the countries affected by T.B. The biggest challenges have been case finding, contact tracing and stigma associated with the disease.
With our mission we aim to create awareness which will influence behavior change in the above areas
 
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration:

Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy

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: 1 - 5
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 0
 
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: 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:
We recently joined and are yet to be confirmed. Last year we were involved in the unveiling and dissemination of first ever TB survey results after independence
 

Geographical Reach

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

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:
Be part of the national partnership to advocate on different areas and challenges of TB Care.

Drug-Resistant TB:
Do a documentary of a TB Resistant survivor

TB-HIV:
Show the relationship on the two diseases. We partly do that through our HIV/AIDS program where we bring survivors to share their stories

New Diagnostics:
Covering events of unveiling new diagnostics

New TB Drugs:
Covering events of new drugs developments

Fundamental Research:
Expertise discussion and what it means to a Tb patient.

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

Application date: January 29, 2018
Last updated: January 30, 2018