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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) |
| Street 1: | P. O. Box 42 Chikondoma, Mutoko |
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| City: | Mutoko |
| Province: | Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe |
| Post Code: | 00000 |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Phone: | +263783344929 |
| Organization Email: | info.demt@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.demt.co.zw |
| Other Online Presence: | Twitter @DEMtrust Facebook @demt.zw |
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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: | MA0000072/2020 |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Organization Description: | |
| Disaster and Environmental Management Trust (DEMT) coordinates civil society responses to epidemics and climate change at subnational level in Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe which is chronically exposed to droughts, Malaria, Malnutrition, TB and HIV. The organisation's TB interventions are predominantly focused on TB affected communities promoting preventive measures, early identification of TB cases and facilitating early access to treatment. Our mission is to contribute towards identifying the estimated 28% missing people with TB in Zimbabwe and we are doing this by collaborating with community cadres, TB champions, District Hospitals, Community Health Facilities. Our flagship are the Community-Disease-Committees (CDCs) that we have established with support from the Stop TB Partnership in 10 high volume catchment areas in Mudzi and Mutoko rural districts of Zimbabwe to do targeted screening of TB and make early referrals of presumptive TB cases. | |
| 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 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: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| 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: | |
| 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: | Uganda |
| 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: | |
| With support from the Stop TB Partnership CFCS Round 10 DEMT is addressing under reporting of TB cases in the economically-disadvantaged rural Zimbabwe caused by delays in health care seeking, inadequate knowledge regarding TB cause and transmission, and inadequate contact investigation. To date, twenty Community-Disease-Committees (CDCs) in 20 high volume catchment areas in Mutoko and Mudzi rural districts of Zimbabwe have been established, these CDCs are doing targeted TB screening among key populations and make early referrals of presumed TB cases to Health Facilities. Moreover, our CDCs are facilitating community dialogues on TB, and community feedback to health centres to inform clinical decision making and improve the delivery of TB services. Thus far, our interventions have contributed towards increased TB notifications by communities, enhanced access to TB services for TB clients at grassroots level and meaningfully involved affected communities in the Zimbabwe National TB Program. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Zimbabwe |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Zimbabwe |
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: DEMT Officers are collaborating with with Environmental Health Technicians based at Community Health Facilities and Community Care Workers to follow up on newly diagnosed clients and offer treatment advise, monitor adherence to treatment and ensure that no client default their medication. Drug-Resistant TB: Training Community Health Workers on palliative care to cascade the training to families of clients with DR-TB. TB-HIV: DEMT is collaborating with the government National AIDS Council at district level in all its interventions that address TB because of the high co-infection rate in Zimbabwe. Research: Our Community Disease Committees are facilitating community dialogues on TB, hear from the users of TB services, document community feedback and share the feedback with DEMT and health facilities to inform future interventions and support clinical decision making |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: The Applicant has no financial or other interests | |
| Application date: | February 14, 2022 |
| Last updated: | February 14, 2022 |