General Information |
Board Constituency: |
Foundation |
Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
If yes, please enter your registration number: |
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Organization Type - Primary: |
Foundation |
Organization Type - Secondary: |
Charitable / Philanthropic Foundation |
Organization Description: |
Charity and support foundation ‘Saules Smiltys‘ was established on 19th April, 2007, and since then it has been actively supporting children ill with a hazardous and infectious disease – tuberculosis. Currently, one of our topical goals is to support branches and subsidiaries of Children‘s Tuberculosis (Pulmonology) Department in Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai, Panevežys and Klaipeda as well as to provide the society with information concerning the following disease and its reasons and outcomes, to reduce the number of sick children, to make the treatment of the sick more effective and provide Pulmonology departments with some support. The initiator and founder of the foundation is Marija Dubickiene.
Foundation aim – to decrease spreading of tuberculosis in Lithuania. Program objectives: Organising and preparing the purposeful informing of society that would motivate taking and updating its obligations to stop spreading of tuberculosis; Making conditions for the voluntary activity in the field of tuberculosis prevention and to perform its development; Organising and performing the purposeful activity of tuberculosis prevention; Providing support to the patients (especially children), ill with tuberculosis; Developing and maintaining the social abilities for the persons facing the social risk; Actively participating when creating, forming and implement tuberculosis policy in Lithuania.
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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: |
1 - 5 |
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: |
11 - 25 |
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How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Other partners |
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: |
No |
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: |
Recently one of the organization members has been added to the National TB control committee. |
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Geographical Reach |
Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Lithuania |
Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Lithuania |