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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Child Care and Adult Protection Initiative |
| Street 1: | 9 Becles Davies st. |
| Street 2: | 170 Murtala Mohammed High way |
| City: | Calabar |
| Province: | Cross River |
| Post Code: | 3055 |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Phone: | 08098606893 |
| Organization Email: | info@ccapi.org.uk |
| Web Site: | http://www.ccapi.org.uk |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Communities |
| 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: | |
| Our Mission is to reach out to the vulnerable groups (with special focus on vulnerable young mothers, Orphans and Vulnerable Children) through evidence based research and health intervention programs for the purpose of strengthening medical service delivery. We are interested in contributing to the fight against TB to enable us reach out to the vulnerable groups who maybe unable to receive TB treatment due to lack of awareness or who maybe deprived of the service. Therefore, CCAPI is focused on strengthing advocacy,sensitization and other direct interventions within the communities. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work | |
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Advocacy Civil Society and Community Engagement Delivery of health services and care Research and Development Technical Assistance Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information | |
| Total number of staff in your organization: | 11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| 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: | I was referred by a staff of National Agency for Control of Aids in Nigeria |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| 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: | |
| CCAPI carries out community based TB projects and gathers reports/feedback through review meetings with community Based Organisation and other stakeholders. These reports are usually forwarded to our partners who are implementing TB projects at the national level. E.g CCAPI partnered with Health Alive Foundation (HAF) to implement the CTBC project from 2011 to 2015. CCAPI is also involved in advocating for outreach for the people living in the community.And we try to maintain a database for the treatment of TB cases in the communities. | |
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 |
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: In partnership with Health Alive Foundation, Child Care and Adult Protection Initiative(CCAPI) has implemented Community Tuberculosis Based Care (CTBC) for the period of five years. This was achieved through community engagement. The following strategies were employed: Advocacy, Resource and Social Mobilization, sensitization, direct assessment/mapping of TB cases within the communities. TB-HIV: CCAPI is currently in partnership with Save the Children International to implement the STEER project in Cross River State Nigeria. The project is focused on identifying HIV/TB cases and making referals to health centres for treatments. It also involves Household Economic Strengthening. New Diagnostics: CCAPI works in collaboration with Health Facilities to enhance TB diagnosis. This is achieved through identifying TB cases and making referals to the nearest Health Facility. . New TB Drugs: CCAPI works in collaboration with other health centres like the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Calabar to ensure new drugs are distributed to TB patients. This is often achieved through referrals. Fundamental Research: CCAPI has medical professionals and professionals in other fields who conduct research at the community level, to identify the gaps that needs intervention in the communities. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | August 18, 2016 |
| Last updated: | September 27, 2016 |