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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Agency for Health and Food Security |
| Street 1: | Kwadwo Owusu Sekyere Road, |
| Street 2: | South Suntreso, B12. |
| City: | Kumasi |
| Province: | Ashanti |
| Post Code: | P. O. Box KS 13804, Kumasi. |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Phone: | 00233208273576 |
| Organization Email: | ahefsinternational@yahoo.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.ahefs.webs.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: | Community-Based Organization (CBO) |
| Organization Description: | |
| Mission: Facilitate innovative health technologies for disease prevention and treatment through behavioral change and system sciences. Promote sustainable systems of Agriculture and environmental sanitation. Why TB: TB is co-infected with HIV and hence targeting HIV alone without TB does not fully address the problem of HIV. What We Do: We train volunteers to educate communities on HIV and TB. We undertake monitoring and evaluation of CBOs and volunteer activities |
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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 Technical Assistance |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 51 - 99 |
| 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: | |
| 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: | |
| With our 60 volunteers, TB patients are counseled and referred to health facility for prompt treatment and HIV counseling and testing. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Ghana |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Ghana |
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: From February to October 2014, over 24000 people were educated on TB and the need to visit health facilities for DOTS coverage. Community residents continue to receive such social mobilization and education of TB. Drug-Resistant TB: AHEFS through its community-based surveillance volunteers continues to educate community members using community information systems to get people testing and track resistance to TB drugs. TB-HIV: By promoting HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC)at the community level, persons testing positive for HIV are also tested for TB. This way, TB treatment can be initiated before it worsens. Laboratory Strengthening: AHEFS continue to work with lab technicians to improve specimen quality, microscopy and remove bottlenecks to diagnosis and case detection. New Diagnostics: With integrated enabler package and community communication systems in place, people showing signs of TB are motivated to visit health facilities to be tested and treated. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | October 22, 2014 |
| Last updated: | April 24, 2024 |