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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Makueni community base dorganizations consortium |
| Street 1: | Hospital road |
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| City: | Makueni |
| Province: | Eastern |
| Post Code: | 90300 |
| Country: | Kenya |
| Phone: | +254712361934 |
| Organization Email: | macoboc@gmail.com |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Communities |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| Makueni community based organization consortium is a non state, non political, non confessional and a non- profit making organization registered Makueni County. Our. Vision is Universal health for all. The organization 37 grass root organizations of men and women living with and affected by TB and HIV & AIDs that advocates greater involvement of Key population in programme design implementation and monitoring.They advocate for patient centered service delivery | |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership 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: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Other partners |
| 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: | |
| As a grass root organization we are both patients and community health volunteers that are attached to the facilities scattered around the county.We have access to patients in hard to reach areas and provide the link between the facility and the patients supporting health system in adherence to treatment and give inputs in the programming at the county. | |
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: | |
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TB Care Delivery: The organization is involved in advocating for funding at country level by engaging the parliamentarians to recognize TB as a national concern,patient centered approach to treatment using the patients charter and the constitution,monitoring drug stock outs and vaccines,infection prevention and adherence to drugs through community DOTS Drug-Resistant TB: Teaching the patients and community through drama and plays on how to be faithful to treatment,new diagnostics and social protection like insurance and resource mobilization TB-HIV: The link between TB and HIV,the legislation and guidelines,human rights issues monitoring new infections and planning and advocating for measures in elimination using the key population to voice their concerns Laboratory Strengthening: Teaching patients to demand follow up diagnosis using the genexpert and mandatory 3 tests for conversions and urging patients go for tests before treatment New Diagnostics: Sensitizing the community on the availability of a more reliable test and early diagnosis New TB Drugs: Advocating for delaminid as an approved drug for MDR a child friendly TB dru avalable in te market |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | February 29, 2016 |
| Last updated: | March 1, 2016 |