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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | NEEDS |
| Street 1: | 26/14/53 |
| Street 2: | SIVALAYAM VEEDHI , BV NAGAR |
| City: | NELLORE |
| Province: | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| Post Code: | 524 004 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | 91-0861 2302489 |
| Organization Email: | needs_org@rediffmail.com |
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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: | |
| NEEDS is an emerging national NGO by women , for women , of the women and with the women engaged in Health , Education, Livlihoods and Adovocacy since 1992 . We are interested in women health particularly TB/HIV in unreached and vulnerable groups and areas We have been a partner in DFID funded TB project suppoorted by TB ALERT INDIA since 2009 |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care Provision of drugs, diagnostics and commodities |
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: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 26 - 50 |
| 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: | |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | India |
| 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 our Community Health workers we contribute case referral , treatment and other prevention programs with ACSM and part District TB Control Program of Government of India | |
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: This is our main activity among rural and urban population of Nellore district in close collaboration with DTO and CBOs to access TB treatment and care services Drug-Resistant TB: We have identified about 30 MDRTB cases in area and supply Nutrition , ecnomic support schemes besides promoting MDRTB SUPPORT GROUPS TB-HIV: As it AP state high prevelance of HIV among the poor and leading to high TB infection and they are helped through ICTC's and TU in the districts |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | November 13, 2011 |
| Last updated: | November 13, 2011 |