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| Name: | Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) |
| Street 1: | Avenue Ste-Luce 4 |
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| City: | Lausanne |
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| Post Code: | 1003 |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Phone: | + 41 21 213 01 01 |
| Organization Email: | info@firsnet.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.firsnet.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developed 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: | |
| The Mission of the Forum is to promote lung health worldwide through a partnership of international respiratory societies and organizations that share and coordinate their collective knowledge, expertise, and resources. This Mission will be attained by the consideration of needs and the proposal of projects to meet these needs, which would be implemented jointly or individually by the member organizations TB control is managed by the member societies of FIRS and by a network of more than 70,000 professionals. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Delivery of health services and care |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 0 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Other partners |
| 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: | No |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| FIRS is contributing to many TB control programmes around the world with more than 70,000 professionals who work in the private and public sector and are involved in research and educational activities as well as in technical assistance. |
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Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | Switzerland |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Benin Bolivia Brazil Burkina Faso Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Cote d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Finland France Germany Greece Latvia Luxembourg Micronesia (Federated States of) Nepal New Zealand Norway Russian Federation South Africa Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Turkey Uganda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United States of America Venezuela Zimbabwe |
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: FIRS advocates for lung health including Tuberculosis through publications,scientific journals, courses, conferences, webinars etc Drug-Resistant TB: Members of FIRS conduct clinical trials and provide technical assistance to countries. Courses are conducted in all regions of the world. Research: Members conduct operational research courses in many regions of the world. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | March 20, 2015 |
| Last updated: | July 6, 2016 |