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Organization Contact Information |
Name: |
Gateway Health Institute |
Street 1: |
432 Fred Nicholson Street |
Street 2: |
Mayville |
City: |
Pretoria |
Province: |
South Africa |
Post Code: |
0084 |
Country: |
South Africa |
Phone: |
+27614133993 |
Organization Email: |
info@ghi.ngo |
Web Site: |
http://www.ghi.ngo |
Other Online Presence: |
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Focal Point Contact Information |
Salutation: |
Dr |
First Name: |
Jacobus |
Last Name: |
Louw |
Title: |
Executive Director |
Email: |
louwc@ghi.ngo |
Phone: |
+27795067954 |
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Alternate Focal Point Contact Information |
Salutation: |
Ms |
First Name: |
Elmarie |
Last Name: |
Nel |
Title: |
Chairperson |
Email: |
elmarie@ghi.ngo |
Phone: |
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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: |
Our Motto, Your Health. Your Rights expresses what we want to achieve. We aim to have a positive impact on the health and rights of hard to reach and vulnerable populations through advocacy, community empowerment projects, knowledge management, research and innovative technology.
South Africa has a high burden of HIV and TB. HIV and TB co-infection rates are high with over 50% of new TB cases being in HIV-co-infected patients.
We use mobile phone technology to educate and change behaviour. We use toll-free helplines to inform, support, counsel and refer/link to care. We develop and test new approaches to treatment adherence and preventing lost to follow up cases. |
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Specializations / Areas of Work |
Advocacy Research and Development Working on Community, Rights and Gender (CRG) Working on Key Populations related to TB |
Other Organization Information |
Total number of staff in your organization: |
26 - 50 |
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: |
Other partners |
If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: |
ChoiCE Trust |
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Network with other partners |
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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: |
We use mobile phone technology to educate and change behaviour. We use toll-free helplines to inform, support, counsel and refer/link to care. We develop and test new approaches to treatment adherence and preventing lost to follow up cases. |
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Geographical Reach |
Which country is your headquarters located in: |
South Africa |
Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
South Africa |
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: |
TB Care Delivery: We aim to have a positive impact on the health and rights of hard to reach and vulnerable populations through advocacy, community empowerment projects, knowledge management, research and innovative technology.
South Africa has a high burden of HIV and TB. HIV and TB co-infection rates are high with over 50% of new TB cases being in HIV-co-infected patients.
We use mobile phone technology to educate and change behaviour. We use toll-free helplines to inform, support, counsel and refer/link to care. We develop and test new approaches to treatment adherence and preventing lost to follow up cases. |
Declaration |
Declaration of interests:
No conflicts of interest were delacred.
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Application date: |
October 22, 2017 |
Last updated: |
October 30, 2017 |
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