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Organization Contact Information |
| Name: |
YOUTH-CHILD SUPPORT INITIATIVE |
| Street 1: |
80, OLD ENUGU ROAD MILE50, ABAKALIKI |
| Street 2: |
10, CARTER STREET OGUI TOWNSHIP ENUGU |
| City: |
ABAKALIKI |
| Province: |
EBONYI STATE |
| Post Code: |
40000006 |
| Country: |
Nigeria |
| Phone: |
+234-805-445-8466 |
| Organization Email: |
youth_chldinitiative@yahoo.com |
| Web Site: |
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| Other Online Presence: |
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Focal Point Contact Information |
| Salutation: |
Ms |
| First Name: |
Oprah |
| Last Name: |
Nnaji |
| Title: |
Executive Director |
| Email: |
youth_chldinitiative@yahoo.com |
| Phone: |
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Alternate Focal Point Contact Information |
| Salutation: |
Ms |
| First Name: |
Ngozi |
| Last Name: |
Ugwu |
| Title: |
Program Cordinator |
| Email: |
cdccpubhealth@yahoo.com |
| Phone: |
+234-803-4747-806 |
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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: |
Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: |
| YCSI is a youth focused National non governmental organisation based in the South-East of Nigeria.Supporting youth in and out of school, vulnerable/orphans children and their families. YCSI activities spread around their health, psychosocial, education, rights, nutrition,economic strenghtening. YCSI is interested in TB work as some of her clients who are HIV positive has come down with TB. Her work in the communities on community health has exposed her to so many client with persistant coughing who after refferal to a DOT center come were diagnosed TB positive. YCSI has been doing work on prevention education, inclusion of cured clients,advocacy,patient homebased care, tracking and patient support for DOTS adherence. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work |
Advocacy
Delivery of health services and care
Funding, including innovative and optimized approach to funding TB Care
Research and Development
Technical Assistance
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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: |
26 - 50 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
11 - 25 |
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| 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: |
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| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Information on developments within the TB world |
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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: |
| We are into community advocacy. Drug literacy, Home based care, Awareness creation, Community out reach education on TB DOTS |
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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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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: |
TB Care Delivery:
YCSI is known for her advocacy and work on social inclusion of TB clients in their immediate family and the community as a whole with community education on Basics of TB infection and care
TB-HIV:
YCSI is in fore front to implement the integration of HIVTB in Enugu state Nigeria and is supporting the HIV-TB Unit of Poly District Hospital to do same.
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Declaration |
Declaration of interests:
My information is correct and there are no known conflict of interest
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| Application date: |
January 1, 2011 |
| Last updated: |
June 20, 2012 |
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