General Information |
Board Constituency: |
Developing Country NGO |
Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
If yes, please enter your registration number: |
|
Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
Organization Type - Secondary: |
Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
Organization Description: |
1) Red Cross of Serbia is National based organization that advocates and raises awareness on TB issues 2) We are interested in tuberculosis because we wish to increase resilience of the vulnerable populations. 3) Under a GF grant, Red Cross of Serbia is providing a link between outreach population groups and the health care system and facilitates building relations of mutual confidence in order to increase access of targeted populations. Implementation strategy is focused on special interventions related to TB, active case finding in high risk population groups, Roma living in slums, soup-kitchen users, IDUs, sex workers,TB/HIV co-infection,contact tracing, |
|
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: |
|
Other Organization Information |
Total number of staff in your organization: |
100 + |
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: |
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: |
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: |
Red Cross of Serbia (RCS) is working jointly with Ministry of health and NGOs to reduce the burden of tuberculosis in the Republic of Serbia through strengthening the DOTS implementation, scaling up MDR TB Interventions and TB/HIV collaborative activities and strengthening TB Control in vulnerable populations. RCS acts as an umbrella organization for coordinated TB actions in the civil sector in Serbia. |
|
Geographical Reach |
Which country is your headquarters located in: |
Republic of Serbia |
Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Republic of Serbia |