General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing 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: |
| MADAD is an acronym for Motivation Against Drug abuse, Alcoholism and Disease which also stands for 'help' in the Indian national language, Hindi. We are a group of doctors of the Public Health/ Community Medicine discipline with a passion for social work. The President and General Secretary are actively involved in Research in Tuberculosis including Operational Research. This year, we are starting our activites focussed on TB: On 22nd MArch, a Quiz and health talk based on TB is being organised for all the public schools of India in which about 200 students are scheduled to attend. On 23rd , A poster competition is being organised for medical and nursing students. On 24th, we are collaborating in a rally being organised by the state TB cell in which overseas particpants, medical students and faculty are scheduled to participate. The rally shall be flagged off by The Hon'ble Health Minister of state. For this, your esteemed organisation has already provided us with the Red Arrow pins and tatoos. For the coming year, we are in process of planning various activities focussing on TB in the community. |
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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: |
11 - 25 |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
100 + |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
World TB Day |
| 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: |
Technical assistance and advice |
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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: |
| Being a group of Public Health experts with a flair for social work, we have already begun to collaborate with the National TB control plan in various activities. We wish to supplement the efforts of the programme by generating awareness regarding various aspects of the disease. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
India |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India
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