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| Name: | Observatório Tuberculose Brasil (OTB/ENSP) |
| Street 1: | Av.Princesa Isabel, 254/611 |
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| City: | Rio de Janeiro - RJ |
| Province: | Rio de Janeiro - RJ |
| Post Code: | 22011-010 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Phone: | 55 21 99807.6622 or.21 2275.2463 |
| Organization Email: | carlosbasilia@yahoo.com.br |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| Created in August 2003, the State Forum of NGO’s in the Fight Against Tuberculosis in the State of Rio de Janeiro is a civil movement composed of community leaders organized in the fight against tuberculosis. Made up of governmental and non-governmental participants, it acts to control both the spread and the effects of the disease through out the state. Their top priority being those groups which find themselves most vulnerable to infection, such as: street population, prisoners, people who are infected with HIV, drug addicts and the inhabitants of poor and isolated communities who because of lack of information and the difficulty of access don’t look for health services or abandon treatment. It’s old but it’s not the past Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest diseases in the world, but is not a disease of the past like so many people imagine. Since 1993 the World Health Organization has considered the disease to be in a state of emergency, due to its chronic resurgence around the globe. According to estimations by the W.H.O., two billion people, or one-third of the world’s population, are infected by the Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. Of these, eight million people develop the disease and two million people die each year. Brazil is in 16th place between the 22 countries that are responsible for 80% of the total Tuberculosis cases in the world. It is estimated that there are more than 50 million infected people around the country. Each year there around 85.000 new cases reported, and about 5.000 deaths attributed to the disease. Historically, Rio de Janeiro has led the nation by consistently presenting the highest rates of incidence in the entire country (90/100.000 inhabitants), with each year 17.000 new cases being registered around the state. Fueling the rate of transmission is the fact that an estimated 20% of the infected population has not been diagnosed, and many cases are only discovered after hospitalization or death. Moreover, due to a lack of information and adequate medical a |
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Advocacy Technical Assistance |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| 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: | Resource mobilization |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | Brazil |
| 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: | |
| Created in August 2003, the State Forum of NGO’s in the Fight Against Tuberculosis in the State of Rio de Janeiro is a civil movement composed of community leaders organized in the fight against tuberculosis. Made up of governmental and non-governmental participants, it acts to control both the spread and the effects of the disease through out the state. Their top priority being those groups which find themselves most vulnerable to infection, such as: street population, prisoners, people who are infected with HIV, drug addicts and the inhabitants of poor and isolated communities who because of lack of information and the difficulty of access don’t look for health services or abandon treatment. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Brazil |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Brazil |
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: Created in August 2003, the State Forum of NGO’s in the Fight Against Tuberculosis in the State of Rio de Janeiro is a civil movement composed of community leaders organized in the fight against tuberculosis. Made up of governmental and non-governmental participants, it acts to control both the spread and the effects of the disease through out the state. Their top priority being those groups which find themselves most vulnerable to infection, such as: street population, prisoners, people who are infected with HIV, drug addicts and the inhabitants of poor and isolated communities who because of lack of information and the difficulty of access don’t look for health services or abandon treatment. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: declare there is no conflict of interest | |
| Application date: | September 9, 2008 |
| Last updated: | September 22, 2014 |