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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Gateway Health Institute |
| Street 1: | 432 Fred Nicholson Street |
| Street 2: | Mayville |
| City: | Pretoria |
| Province: | South Africa |
| Post Code: | 0084 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Phone: | +27614133993 |
| Organization Email: | info@ghi.ngo |
| Web Site: | http://www.ghi.ngo |
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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: | |
| Our Motto, Your Health. Your Rights expresses what we want to achieve. We aim to have a positive impact on the health and rights of hard to reach and vulnerable populations through advocacy, community empowerment projects, knowledge management, research and innovative technology. South Africa has a high burden of HIV and TB. HIV and TB co-infection rates are high with over 50% of new TB cases being in HIV-co-infected patients. We use mobile phone technology to educate and change behaviour. We use toll-free helplines to inform, support, counsel and refer/link to care. We develop and test new approaches to treatment adherence and preventing lost to follow up cases. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Research and Development Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| 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: | 1 - 5 |
| 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: | ChoiCE Trust |
| 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: | |
| We use mobile phone technology to educate and change behaviour. We use toll-free helplines to inform, support, counsel and refer/link to care. We develop and test new approaches to treatment adherence and preventing lost to follow up cases. | |
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: We aim to have a positive impact on the health and rights of hard to reach and vulnerable populations through advocacy, community empowerment projects, knowledge management, research and innovative technology. South Africa has a high burden of HIV and TB. HIV and TB co-infection rates are high with over 50% of new TB cases being in HIV-co-infected patients. We use mobile phone technology to educate and change behaviour. We use toll-free helplines to inform, support, counsel and refer/link to care. We develop and test new approaches to treatment adherence and preventing lost to follow up cases. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 22, 2017 |
| Last updated: | October 30, 2017 |