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The project proposes to address the issue of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV / AIDS in Romania in two directions: the development and consolidation of the STOP TB Romania network and increasing the capacity of citizens to get involved in public health policies regarding TB and HIV/AIDS. Together with 3 other non-governmental organizations, RAA Foundation established the STOP TB Romania Partnership following the model of STOP TB Partnership (http://www.stoptb.org/) - an international network that brings together all actors involved in projects in the field of TB, HIV and of public health (approx. 1500 partners from over 100 countries).
The STOP TB Romania partnership is an informal network that includes 11 organizations active in the fields of TB and HIV / AIDS, organizations working with affected people or groups most at risk of disease.
Through our project, we want to encourage the organizations involved in the fields of TB and HIV in Romania to coordinate their efforts much better and more effectively through the network by forming a community of patients and former patients interested in public health policies. The project will address two categories of beneficiaries: persons affected or at risk of infection with TB or HIV and members and future organizations within the STOP TB Romania network. The project activities include network development activities, conducting national advocacy campaigns in the field of TB and HIV, increasing the capacity of citizens, training and mentoring in order to involve them in consultations with decision makers at local or central level.
Regarding the added value within the Stop TB Romania network, it will be directed starting from the relevant experience both in working directly with patients / communities, but also with the authorities.