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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Mutual Assistance Resource Group (MARG) |
| Street 1: | P.B 606, Ayyanthole P.O |
| Street 2: | Thrissur, Kerala |
| City: | Thrissur |
| Province: | Kerala |
| Post Code: | 680003 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | 00914872364207 |
| Organization Email: | ceomarg@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://.www.marggroup.org / http://.www.margasia.org |
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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: | |
| MARG is a development organisations that promote community owned and manged solutions for health care including health care financing. We work among the most vulnerable like those affected with HIV who more vulnerable to TB. We dream a TB free nation. We organise community in to peer groups called health action forums that save a small amount for health care. This savings is pooled on a larger scale and is used to meet the health expenses of the members. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care Research and Development |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| 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: | Media |
| 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: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| We work on TB Advocacy, TB Awareness, TB Education, IT for TB Harm Prevention, Treatment and care. We also work on community based TB prevention and care financing strategis | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |
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: We work on advocacy at both local and regional level in India. Working on IT based solution to minimise DOT drop out rates. TB-HIV: TB AIV awareness and care is another area. We have evaluated some HIV AIDS project directed by National AIDS Control Organisation in India |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: Toms K Thomas CEO Mutual Assistance Resource Group (MARG) Lala Apartments, P.B 606 Ayyanthole, Thrissur- Kerala - India - 680003 | |
| Application date: | April 6, 2010 |
| Last updated: | November 2, 2012 |