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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | UNITAID |
| Street 1: | 20, avenue Appia |
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| City: | GENEVA 27 |
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| Post Code: | 1211 |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Phone: | +41227915503 |
| Organization Email: | unitaid@who.int |
| Web Site: | http://www.unitaid.eu |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Multilaterals |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | No |
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| Organization Type - Primary: | Multilateral Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | None |
| Organization Description: | |
| UNITAID was established to support existing efforts by providing additional funding for the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The additional funding comes primarily from a solidarity contribution on airline tickets. Through implementing partners, UNITAID channels its funds to the purchasing of tests and medicines of assured quality and ensuring fast delivery to the patients who most need them - those in low- and middle-income countries. UNITAID's action adds value to global efforts by targeting specific niche areas to fill gaps in access and the provision of health commodities. Thanks to a flexible financing model, UNITAID is able to: - commit funds over the long term for sustainable action - impact on the health commodities market by reducing prices and pushing up volume of production - drive the development of new and necessary medicine formulations by creating a predictable market for them - promote quality in medicines and diagnostics by investing in long-term technical assistance through the World Health Organization's (WHO's) prequalification programme. UNITAID was launched in September 2006 by the Governments of Brazil, Chile, France, Norway and the United Kingdom. Today it is supported by 28 countries in total and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It is hosted by the World Health Organization and works with international partners active in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| 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: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| 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: | |
| N/A | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Switzerland |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Congo Cote d'Ivoire Democratic People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominican Republic Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Georgia Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti India Indonesia Iraq Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia Sri Lanka Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tajikistan The Former Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia Togo Turkmenistan Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Uzbekistan Viet Nam Yemen Zambia |
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: | |
Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: UNITAID is a funding partner of the Stop TB Partnership. | |
| Application date: | December 19, 2008 |
| Last updated: | October 3, 2012 |