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| Name: | Tanzania Newtwork for Peopel Who use Drugs (TaNPUD) |
| Street 1: | Ngasa Street, Big Stone, Maweni, MjimMwema, |
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| City: | Dar es Salaam |
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| Country: | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Phone: | +255755088941 |
| Organization Email: | dirtanpud@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.tanpud.or.tz |
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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: | 00NGO/000007789 |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| 1. Mission and Main Focus of TaNPUD Mission: To empower people who use drugs to participate in community development, policy planning and decision making that affects the lives of People Who use Drugs so as to access to quality treatment health care services and equal rights” Our main focus is The main focus of TaNPUD is advocacy for availability and accessibility of harm reduction programs, the promotion and protection of human rights, advocating for the change of criminalized laws and policies which hinders accessibility to health services ( TB,HIV,Hepatitis Prevention, Testing , Treatment and care in the country so to reduce harassment, stigma and discrimination on the people who use drugs. 2. TaNPUD is interested in TB because People Wjo Use Drugs are being criminalized by laws, polices and the community at large, also the behavior risk of drug use contribute to a growing number of PWUD infected by TB, and having no accessibility to health services such as prevention, testing, treatment and care, TaNPUD as a community led PWUD network in Tanzania if engaged in TB programs will be able to advocate for the inclusion of PWUD communities in planning and service delivery of TB services so at to achieve the 90-90-90 targets. 3. We are planning to conduct engagement meetings with PWUD communities to collect their views in regard to TB control 1.To engage the Network-TaNPUD with CSOs-NGOs which are implementing TB programs 2.Conducting sensitizing program to PUWDs on TB prevention, testing, Treatment and care 3.We are conducting advocacy program for the availability and accessibility of TB interventions in the community. 4. To conduct community led monitoring for the Global funds on TB programs 5.To conduct mapping of Tb intervention/services for PWUD 6. Engage Women Who Use Drugs on TB programs 7. To initiate and establish a TB network/organization for PWUDs affected by TB |
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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 Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 1 - 5 |
| 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: | 11 - 25 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Attendance at a TB related event |
| 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: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| TaNPUD is creating awareness on TB prevention, Testing, treatment and care at drug user hot spots also by referring PWUD tested positive for treatment at government health care centers. Also by conducting advocacy on criminalization policies and laws that hinders accessibility to TB services to PWUDs |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United Republic of Tanzania |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
United Republic of Tanzania |
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: TaNPUD has been conducting TB advocacy campaigns for People Who Use Drugs in each every Year of TB day of 24 March, by reaching out at Drug user host spots for awareness creation on TB prevention,testing, treatment and care |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | March 19, 2024 |
| Last updated: | March 19, 2024 |