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Organization Contact Information

Name: MOD Public Health Foundation
Street 1: Toles Johwetta, Plot 79, Bukoba Road, P.O BOX 211 Masaka District.
Street 2:
City: Kampala, Uganda
Province:
Post Code:
Country: Uganda
Phone: +256485660637
Organization Email: info@mod.or.ug
Web Site: http://mod.or.ug
Other Online Presence:

Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Dr
First Name: Samuel
Last Name: Waliggo
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Email: samuel.waliggo@mod.or.ug
Phone:  

Alternate Focal Point Contact Information

Salutation: Mr
First Name: Yashien
Last Name: Wamanga Massa
Title: Chief Innovation Officer
Email: yashien.wamanga@mod.or.ug
Phone: +256770850000

General Information

Board Constituency: None
Is your organization legally registered in your country: Yes
If yes, please enter your registration number: 80020002025907
Organization Type - Primary: Foundation
Organization Type - Secondary: Private Foundation
Organization Description:
Vision: We envision healthier communities accessing low-cost public health innovations and solutions.

Mission: To achieve Universal Healthcare Coverage in under-served communities and sub-populations through accelerating optimal translation, uptake, and impact of new public health innovations, knowledge, and practices.
2.Our Organization engages in Health Promotion for services uptake in both hard and easy to reach communities.
3.The following are the things we are doing;
-Contracting for Public Health project management.
-Research, Knowledge Translation and Synthesis Services
-Distribution of Medical Technologies and Commodities
-Community Based Health Insurance Scheme (MOD CHIS)
-Public Health workforce development
 
Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: Yes

Specializations / Areas of Work

Advocacy
Civil Society and Community Engagement
Delivery of health services and care
Engaging political leaders and ensuring inclusive leadership
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: 1 - 5
Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: 6 - 10
Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: 26 - 50
 
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:
Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: Resource mobilization
 
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:
Mobilizing communities and sensitizing them about the benefits of being tested, being on Treatment.

We work together with the government structures for sustainability.

We also refer those found positive to the Government Health Facilities for TB initiation and treatment

We do follow up on the patients by doing home visits, calls, and using community peer smarts
 

Geographical Reach

Which country is your headquarters located in: Uganda
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in)
Uganda

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 emphaise awareness messages, using Behavior Change Communication Materials, Community mobilization and sensitization

TB-HIV:
We work with the HIV Care and Treatment programmes to track and screen the patients on ART for TB treatment and Initiate those found positive

Research:
we conduct research on TB

Declaration

Declaration of interests:
As an Institution, we signed a conflicts of interest policy at all levels of authority

Application date: April 30, 2020
Last updated: April 30, 2020