QUESTIONNAIRENOVEMBER2010 STOP TB ITALIA ONLUS PRIMARY CONTACT NAME DR

QUESTIONNAIRENOVEMBER2010 STOP TB ITALIA ONLUS PRIMARY CONTACT NAME DR




Information on National Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Partnership

Questionnaire_November_2010

Stop TB Italia Onlus


Primary contact

Name

Dr Daniela Cirillo

Function in the partnership

General Secretary

Organization

Stop TB Italia

Email

[email protected]

Web site

www.stoptb.it



Initiation of the National Stop TB Partnership

Who took the initiative to promote the partnering process to build a National Stop TB Partnership? When did it happen?


The establishment of Stop TB Italia dates back to 2004 when a group of specialists in Pneumology, Microbiology and Infectious diseases involved in TB health issues pooled their efforts to make things get better. In a high income low burden country such as Italy, TB was considered a disease of the past, by now not to make a point of. Originally Stop TB Italia had been working under articles of Association giving priority to social activities such as advocacy and communication, so making people aware that TB has never vanished at all. Over the following two years the Association grew and now comprises 78 ordinary associates, 4 members of the Steering Committee and 3 of the Scientific Committee. In 2006 the Association shifted its own Statute to ONLUS that is an Italian acronym which means Not Lucrative Organization for Social Utility. Ever since, new activities have been put in place besides advocacy and communication all aimed at the financial support of newsworthy projects oriented to TB control, prevention and basic research wherever possible.

It would be useful to clear soon that Stop TB Italia Onlus is not a public partnership funded by public funds from the National Health System or any Ministry: it is a private-funded association whose funds come from private donors. No link between Stop TB Italia and national government.



National Stop TB Partnership partners

How many partners does the National Stop TB Partnership have? Who are they? Please complete the table below by ticking the category of partners and listing the complete names in the boxes.


Stop TB Italia is a private ONLUS, a private association, independent, apolitical, not religious and recognized by Italian authorities whose purpose is strictly related to improve TB control from all point of views: diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control. All people involved come from different fields of expertise.



Collaborations of the National Stop TB Partnership

Does the National Stop TB Partnership work in close collaboration with the National TB Programme? Does the National Stop TB Partnership consult WHO (Country Office, Regional Office, headquarters - Stop TB Partnership Secretariat)? Does it leverage the collaborations started through the Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM) and the Interagency Coordination Committee (ICC) or any other present in the country?


No relationships in terms of public funds or public control on association’s strategies. However the association has strong connections with the Ministry of Health and its affiliates as regards data exchange and outstanding policy in order to improve the awareness of the disease. We can say that Stop TB Italia collaborates with many centres:


Globally


Nationally



Partnering agreement of the National Stop TB Partnership

Does the National Stop TB Partnership have a partnering agreement (terms of reference) outlining vision, goal and objectives and role and responsibilities of each partner?


The objectives of Stop TB Italia are:



Governance structure of the National Stop TB Partnership

Has the National Stop TB Partnership a governance structure?


As legal association endorsed by Italian jurisdiction, Stop TB Italia Onlus has a management structure that reflects national laws on this issue. The Steering Committee is composed by four members and its tasks are to address and to overview all the activities that the association is going to be involved with. The committee has rights to stop all activities that are no longer consistent with the association’s purposes. The organization is based in Milan at Villa Marelli, Niguarda (Regional Centre of TB).



Operational plan of the National Stop TB Partnership

Has the National Stop TB Partnership developed an operational plan? If not what are the main activities agreed by the partnership? If there is no common plan/activities, what does each partner do in the country?


The agreed activities are:


Nationally:


Globally



Funding of the National Stop TB Partnership

How is the National Stop TB Partnership funded? Is it able to mobilize funds?


Stop TB Italia Onlus is funded by private donors alone: general population, private companies, banks. The fundraising activity is one of the major concern of our association: every year fundraising dinners, special stands and events are organized in order to raise incomes. Moreover Stop TB Italia is engaging an new artist every year that donates an art work (done inspired by the theme of Tb) to the organization.



Monitoring and evaluation of the National Stop TB Partnership

How does the National Stop TB Partnership monitor and evaluate its outcome? Have a monitoring and evaluation report been produced?


Stop TB Italia has commissioned a public survey on a random sample of 1500 people by phone interview on their awareness of TB. Survey will be repeated in 2 years and used as indicator of our impact.



Other relevant information

Since 2009 Stop TB Italy has decided to link his advocacy campaigns and events with Music. We believe that Music (concerts, theaters, famous singers or groups) reaches many people and therefore through this mean our message can be spread more effectively and to a wider public.


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