General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developed 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: |
| We are an organisation that support migrant communities to ingrate in the UK. We have been etablished since 2004, and since 2010 we have opened our international branch in Africa to help vulnerable community with education, health care awareness and leadership training. We are interested in Tuberculosis because of our past experiences working with Tuberculosis patients and their families. some of our members lost their loves one due to TB and we are committed to help any government with raising awareness about TB. We have been running several project in the city of Birmingham/UK to encourage the uptake of TB test amongst migrant communities. We have organised public events during TB World Day to raise public awareness. We are running TB workshops in different colleges in Birmingham to support student, especially those who are new entrant in UK and from the countries of high prevalent. We are planning to export our strategy outside the UK to work with African countries. We do believe by experting our campaign strategy to Africa, we will contribute to TB control strategy. |
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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: |
6 - 10 |
| 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: |
1 - 5 |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Attendance at a TB related event |
| 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: |
Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
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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: |
| Our organisation has been contributing to Public Health England TB control plan by executing several project amongst migrant communities. We are involved in our local TB Partnership board and one of our Director was selected to serve to the Board of NICE for TB National Guidance development Group. We have developed TB community advocate group, this group do bring together faiths and community leaders to talk about TB control within our community. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Eritrea
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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