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Organization Contact Information

Name: The Health of Roma people Foundation
Street 1: 62 San Stefano st.
Street 2: 6,Kaliakra st.Roma quarter Nadezhda
City: Sliven
Province: Sliven
Post Code: 8800
Country: Bulgaria
Phone: +35944663001;+359446
Organization Email: mngrf-sl@mbox.digsys.bg
Web Site: http://romanyhealth.hit.bg
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Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Stefan
Last Name: Panayotov MD
Title: Chairman
Email: stefpan@mail.bg
Phone: +35944662129

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Atanas
Last Name: Georgiev
Title: development agent
Email: the_doctor@abv.bg
Phone: +35944663001

General Information

Board Constituency: Developing Country NGO
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number:
Organization Type - Primary: Non-Governmental Organization
Organization Type - Secondary: Community-Based Organization (CBO)
Organization Description:
Our NGO is dealing with poverty alleviation, reducing significant diseases in Roma communities including TB.
 
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration:

Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Delivery of health services and care
Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care
Research and Development
Technical Assistance

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: World TB Day
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: Network with other partners
 
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 subrecipent under Global Fund National program for improvimng TB control among Roma communities in Bulgaria
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Bulgaria
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Bulgaria

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:

TB Care Delivery:
Improvement of esential collaboration between DOTs Teams and community based Roma NGos dealing with TB at community level trough specific mutual educational trainings for working together

Drug-Resistant TB:
Using art and drama techniques ,street performances and other audio-visual approaches for involving Roma communities in wareness rising about multiple risks led by MDR-TB

TB-HIV:
-Using abovementiaoned methods for increasing of awareness for importance of testing for HIV of each suspective for TB casus within the Roma communities ;
-Improving of institutional capacity of already established health -social centres for community develpment located in the roma communities themselves which are managed by community based Roma Ngos with proved managing experience and trust from the Roma communities

New Diagnostics:
Beening included in many clinical trials of news diagnostics with additional possibilities for having true view and data about of spreading of TB within Roma communities

New TB Drugs:
Beening included in many clinical trials of news drugs with additional possibilities for having essential view and data about of spreading of TB within Roma communities

New TB Vaccines:
Beening included in many clinical trials of news TB vaccines introducing with exploration of additional possibilities for having true view and data about peculiarities of spreading of TB within Roma communities

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.

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Last updated: May 15, 2012