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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Harare Institute of Public Health |
| Street 1: | 70 Park lane |
| Street 2: | Parklane/ Julius Nyerere |
| City: | Harare |
| Province: | Mashonaland |
| Post Code: | 263 |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Phone: | +263784995803 |
| Organization Email: | rmatorwa@hiph.ac.zw |
| Web Site: | http://www.hiph.ac.zw |
| Other Online Presence: | http://www.instagram.com/hiphzw |
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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: | F/H/74 |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Academic / Research Institution |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Organization Description: | |
| Harare Institute of Public Health is a training and research institution in Zimbabwe. Our Mission is to develop competent workforce for public health services through training and research. HIPH seek to forge collaboration with leading institutions and organizations to strengthen health advocacy and build a robust public health system. Overall, our efforts seek to improve community health, disease monitoring, epidemiology and universal access to health for all. As a research training and research institution our work is premised on creating awareness of TB , prevention and treatment. We are also on the fore front of promoting TB advocacy in Zimbabwe. We are interested in Tuberculosis because it still remains one key area of public health concern in Zimbabwe and the region. As an organization we would be beneficial for our work and students to get involved in the conversations and sharing of knowledge and best practices in stopping TB. |
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| Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: | Yes |
Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Civil Society and Community Engagement Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership Research and Development Technical Assistance Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 51 - 99 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| 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: | Stop TB communications |
| 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 are a training producing public health workforce. Our organization is raising awareness of TB amongst our students. We are contributing through provision of workforce that understands issues around TB management. | |
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: Harare Institute of Public health is the coordinator of the Public Health Symposium in Zimbabwe. This platform attracts health advocates and decision makers. It is within our planning to factor in TB advocacy to influence political will towards financing and implementing programs and activities that contributes to ending TB in Zimbabwe. As a research institution, we endeavor to engage in research activities that promotes active community engagements in fighting tuberculosis this effort includes health communication and social mobilization strategies. In Zimbabwe there is still stigmatization of survivors of TB, it is within the context of this work to thrive towards responding to community stigmatization of Tb survivors through communications and advocacy strategies. Research: The organization has observed a lot of interest from Students in public health classes to conduct researches related to surveillance and modelling for Tuberculosis. HIPH seek to encourage groundbreaking research that will contribute towards TB prevention. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: HIPH declares that it has no conflict of interest. | |
| Application date: | March 24, 2023 |
| Last updated: | March 24, 2023 |