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| Name: | CENTRE FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION (CHEDCOM) |
| Street 1: | 167, IJU ROAD, FAGBA B/STOP, |
| Street 2: | IFAKO/IJAIYE |
| City: | LAGOS |
| Province: | NIGERIA |
| Post Code: | 100005 |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Phone: | 2348023275938 |
| Organization Email: | chedcom@yahoo.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.chedcomng.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: | |
| CHEDCOM is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Abuja Nigeria. The Organisation works in the underserved rural communities on health issues with special focus on advocacy, communication and social mobilization on TB prevention. Diagnostic services are carried out at the headoffice as well. The organisation is interested in working on TB due to the co-infection observed with our HIV+ patients during diagnosis. CHEDCOM is planning to create massive awareness at the rural communities about TB,its causes and need for regular Diagnosis; This it hopes to implement using a variety of communication strategies, including engagement of the media for supply and support for treatment. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Research and Development Technical Assistance |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 26 - 50 |
| 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: | 1 - 5 |
| 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: | Information on developments within the TB world |
| 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: | |
| Through diagnosis at the Laboratory at the Head office, community sensitisation and awareness raising | |
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 |
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: Contribute to early diagnosis through expansion of TBREACH activities in hard to reach rural communities of South Western Nigeria TB-HIV: contribute to early detection at our Laboratory by ensuring that all those who come to know their HIV Status are screened for TB, and prompt referal made. This will be implemented at Lagos, Nigeria by 2015 Laboratory Strengthening: contribute to objective 1 by employing qualified personnel and re-training of all existing Lab staff on current diagnostic methods at the Lab in our Lagos office by 2013 |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 22, 2010 |
| Last updated: | September 7, 2011 |