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: |
Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: |
| WODECO is a membership organisation with over five thousand members in communities all over Nigeria. Our goal is to improve the living conditions and position of women and their family. We work with PLWHs and since tuberculosis is associated with HIV, we also have interest in TB issues. The area we work in is mainly in advocacy, awarenes creation and sensitization and we intend to continue in this areas for TB control. We concentrate our efforts in rural and hard to reach areas because people in urban centres are sufficiently aware and informed about TB. We are interested in Tb brcause we work extensively with HIV support groups and OVC as a member of the TB Network in Nigeria and we intend to carry our awareness/sensitization and other programmes further since most people are ashamed to come forward for treatment. We want to do all we can to reduce TB stigma among the rural dwellers and those we currently work with in other to reduce and control the spresd of TB in Nigeria. We are currently working in this direction but we want to increase our reach and intensify our effort in this areas, |
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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: |
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: |
100 + |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Internet search |
| 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: |
Network with other partners |
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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 participate in workshops and policy making meetings. We attend meetings at the local levels to disseminate latest information about TB care and prevention. We also dialogue with Parliamentarians andLawmakers to draw their attention to the importance of TB control. |
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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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