General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| If yes, please enter your registration number: |
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| Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: |
ISAIAH 58 HOUSE IS A NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT HAVE INTEREST IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS and TB control.OUR ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMMES FOR TB HAVE CAUSED REDUCTION IN DEATHS FROM THESE PROBLEMS.
ISAIAH 58 HOUSE IS AN NGO THAT HAS DEVELOPED MORE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE RESPONSES,WORK WITH COMMITTED POLITICAL LEADERS TO CREATE POLICY SPACE FOCUSED PREVENTION INTERVENTION AND INTRODUCED LEGAL FRAME WORKS THAT REDUCE LONG TIME VULNERABILITY IN HIV/TB PATIENTS IN ABIA STATE NIGERIA. |
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| Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: |
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Other Organization Information |
| Total number of staff in your organization: |
6 - 10 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
11 - 25 |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Internet search |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: |
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| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
Nigeria |
| 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: |
One of our involvements in controlling tuberculosis (TB) is detecting Tuberculosis early and referring people with active disease. This we do by spreading correct and complete information about TB and distribution of IEC materials in vernacular in markets, motor parks, schools, community festivals and so on. Advocacy visits to community leaders to discuss with them what we thought was the way forward, and agreeing within the community to use members of the community as volunteers to spread accurate tuberculosis education messages. This was important because, once we educate community volunteers within the community it will be easy for us to eradicate certain problems regarding the spread of TB, and break some barriers and myths that surround Tuberculosis transmissions.
With the mapping exercise, community volunteers were selected. These community volunteers were later trained on identification of TB suspects, counseling, referring them to health centers and monitoring DOTS for those diagnosed with tuberculosis who cannot afford attending daily clinics for their TB drugs either due to poor health, transportation or long distance trekking to health centers, including those who do not want to be seen collecting TB drugs. Nutrition outreaches for those vulnerable children on ART or TB drugs.
Using community volunteers to carry out advocacy actions, address verification and defaulters tracing, pursuing individual case, transmitting information to all at risk population including data collection. Using community leaders because they are veritable means for information transmission, because, community leaders wield good influence on the belief of the people, leading to discontinuation of the myths and misconception that surrounds the spread of TB. The community has come to appreciate and understand the significance of TB prevention, care and support especially the use of community volunteers who come from same communities like TB patients and who are also TB survivors. This has galvanized interest from the community as demonstrated by their active participation. in the TB prevention affairs. TB prevention education has really motivated the community members and it has changed the way they think about and understand issues concerning Tuberculosis.
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Nigeria |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Nigeria
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