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| Name: | The Rescue Initiative South Sudan (TRI-SS) |
| Street 1: | South Sudan Apartment 8, Plot 52, Gudele 1, Juba City Council |
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| City: | Juba |
| Province: | Central Equatoria State |
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| Country: | South Sudan |
| Phone: | +211929440434 |
| Organization Email: | therescueinitiative.ss@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://therescueinitiativess.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: | 941 |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| The Rescue Initiative (TRI) South Sudan is a National Non-Governmental Organization that works to alleviate suffering among vulnerable communities in South Sudan, in the areas of Health & Nutrition, Water, Hygiene & Sanitation and Conflict Resolution & Peace Building. Established in 2014,TRI-SS is legally registered with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), with a license of operation from the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management. Currently there is high burden of TB and other lung diseases in South Sudan, access to TB diagnosis and treatment services is very poor especially for high risk and hard-to-reach populations. As a result many people with active TB are not identified and provided timely treatment. Multi-drug resistant TB is now rise affecting mainly the most vulnerable populations. TRI-SS plans to support and strengthen the capacity of MOH to improve access to TB TB and other lung disease screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention and contribute towards the achievement of the Global 2023-2027 UNHLM Targets. | |
| 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 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: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| 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: | Resource mobilization |
| 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: | |
| TRI-SS is monitoring HIV/AIDS/TB projects funded by PEPFAR/USAID in three states in South Sudan. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | South Sudan |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
South Sudan |
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: TRI-SS IS currently implementing primary health projects in Pibor Administrative Area, Kajo Keji, Yambio Tambura, Yei, Lainya, Morobo counties. Our clinicians provide TB screening services are refer suspected cases for definitive diagnosis in County Hospitals. Drug-Resistant TB: We provide counselling to all cases of TB in our project areas to ensure they adhere to TB treatment. We provide referral services TB patients that have drug or other complications arising from their treatment. TB-HIV: TRI-SS is currently implementating a five year USAID/PEPFAR funded project. We conduct community based monitoring of HIV/TB services provided patients/clients at primary health care units and community level through conduct of research to determine beneficiary satisfaction with the quality of services they recieve and then provide feedback to USAID/PEPFAR, prepare quality improvement plans and share with all USAID/PEPFAR partners in Central, Eastern, and Western Equatoria State and Lakes state. Laboratory Strengthening: We provide technical support to laboratory technical by providing on-job trainings Research: We conduct operational research of various health topics including TB, HIV and other respiratory tract infections and conditions. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: I declare that we have no conflict of interest | |
| Application date: | December 30, 2023 |
| Last updated: | December 30, 2023 |