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| Name: | Volunteer Health Services |
| Street 1: | 22 Mazoria |
| Street 2: | Genet Bldg |
| City: | Addis Ababa |
| Province: | AA |
| Post Code: | 33497 |
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Phone: | 0911190108 |
| Organization Email: | enda.pharm@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.vhsi.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | None |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| If yes, please enter your registration number: | 3322 |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Patient Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Organization Description: | |
| Volunteer Health services is nonprofit organization initiated by former DR-TB patients and health professionals; It is a network of more than 16,000 volunteer’s treatment support and volunteer team that can offer a place to explore the emotional and practical issues of living with infectious diseases specifically patients who need comprehensive treatment and care in a safe and nurturing environment. We are all-inclusive, non-partisan group working to increase participation in local healthcare system, to inspire individuals in our community to become Identified, informed, Empowered and Involved through a nationwide network of patients, volunteers and relevant stakeholders. We are motivated by our belief that medical issues affect residents' lives in a multitude of ways and that the contributions of volunteers are necessary for a strong community and a vibrant and prosperous nation. But many concerned by the lack of framework or platform to engage communities in local TB/HIV healthcare. Our working group has proposed a strategy address the needs of our key affected population groups including elders, IDPs, Prisoners, miners and others. Our preliminary plans include a series of volunteer programs and platform developments. With this framework we will endeavor to engage patients, Parliamentarians, Ambassadors, celebrity and community for community awareness creation, care and support. It is our goal that all KAP will identified, informed, empowered and engaged in order to bring about positive change in our nation. |
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| Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: | Yes |
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: | 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: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: | NA |
| 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: | Unknown |
| 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: | |
| Our grassroots level TB patient support experience gave us a chance to work with local district, patient families and TB key affected population. we are a group of 15,000 volunteer members of TB survivors, patients, patients’ families, professionals and others, who came together to talk about challenge, experience and/or role that they have in common without being judged, blamed, stigmatized or isolated. By joining support groups, people realize that they are not alone in their situation. VHS group is a forum in which members can share problems and concerns, brainstorm solutions, give each other advice and form friendships. Our support groups are effective because members receive firsthand advice and the approaches that they learn come from peers who are coping with very similar circumstances. This means that TB clubs are not theoretical, but practical, personal and relevant. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Ethiopia |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
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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: Our grassroots level TB patient support experience gave us a chance to work with local district, patient families and TB key affected population. we are a group of 15,000 volunteer members of TB survivors, patients, patients’ families, professionals and others, who came together to talk about challenge, experience and/or role that they have in common without being judged, blamed, stigmatized or isolated. By joining support groups, people realize that they are not alone in their situation. VHS group is a forum in which members can share problems and concerns, brainstorm solutions, give each other advice and form friendships. Our support groups are effective because members receive firsthand advice and the approaches that they learn come from peers who are coping with very similar circumstances. This means that TB clubs are not theoretical, but practical, personal and relevant. Drug-Resistant TB: The overall objective of VHS interventions is to compliment one of Ethiopian national strategic plan core principle called “community ownership? for 2017-2020 on finding the missed TB cases to achieve the END TB 90(90)90 milestones by providing KAP tailored services and community empowerment among key populations. Health services should be made available, accessible and acceptable to key populations, based on the principles of medical ethics, avoidance of stigma, nondiscrimination and the right to health. Some of our Strategic intervention frameworks includes:- i) TB and Gender Mainstreaming (ii) Developing comprehensive National KAP and community engagement Frameworks (iii) Cultivate women4women , youth4youth and patients4patients platforms (iv) Merge and introduce traditional peer to peer initiatives (v) Community Networking, Empowerment, Advocacy and Social Mobilization (vi) Partnership and strategic alignment (vii) Outreach and demand creation platforms(viii) Using already exited societal structure and Network i.e. Eider, TB clubs (ix) Operational Research(evidence based programming) (x) Emphasize on Critical enablers:- working on laws, policies and practices. TB-HIV: The overall objective of VHS interventions is to compliment one of Ethiopian national strategic plan core principle called “community ownership? for 2017-2020 on finding the missed TB cases to achieve the END TB 90(90)90 milestones by providing KAP tailored services and community empowerment among key populations. Health services should be made available, accessible and acceptable to key populations, based on the principles of medical ethics, avoidance of stigma, nondiscrimination and the right to health. Some of our Strategic intervention frameworks includes:- i) TB and Gender Mainstreaming (ii) Developing comprehensive National KAP and community engagement Frameworks (iii) Cultivate women4women , youth4youth and patients4patients platforms (iv) Merge and introduce traditional peer to peer initiatives (v) Community Networking, Empowerment, Advocacy and Social Mobilization (vi) Partnership and strategic alignment (vii) Outreach and demand creation platforms(viii) Using already exited societal structure and Network i.e. Eider, TB clubs (ix) Operational Research(evidence based programming) (x) Emphasize on Critical enablers:- working on laws, policies and practices. Research: We assess: - It is an assessment to identify, collect, analyze and present information so that the health of the TB community can be understood and improved, and to provide evidence to inform health service planning. It provides baseline information about the health status of TB community residents, tracks TB control outcomes over time, and helps to identify opportunities for TB prevention, treatment and control. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: Currently, we have no COI! | |
| Application date: | August 2, 2021 |
| Last updated: | August 2, 2021 |