Hospice Association Of Transkei

Hospice Association Of Transkei (HAT) is a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov, located in Mthatha, South Africa, with a unique focus on community health and social support services. While limited information is available about its comprehensive organizational mission, the entity appears specialized in providing psychosocial support and community health interventions, particularly in HIV and tuberculosis-related contexts. The organization is registered to receive federal awards and has demonstrated capability in executing project-based health and community intervention initiatives.

Through federal contract sub-awards, Hospice Association Of Transkei has primarily worked with University Research Co., LLC on tuberculosis-related community health interventions. Specifically, their contract work has involved training staff on basic TB management, conducting community-based patient tracing activities, and implementing strategic approaches to locate missing patients. Their contract work focuses on comprehensive community interventions, including door-to-door campaigns, screening at FAST sites, tracing loss-to-follow-up patients, and tracking rifampicin alerts. The sub-contract work aims to enhance community-based health tracking and intervention strategies, with measurable goals like training staff and identifying 600 missing patients through collaborative community efforts.

Regarding federal grant awards, Hospice Association Of Transkei has received grants from the Bureau of African Affairs to support psychosocial support group services. Their grant-funded projects have included establishing bi-weekly support groups targeting diverse populations such as children, youth, adolescents, parents of orphaned and vulnerable children, people living with HIV, and caregivers of HIV patients. One grant (SSF75024GR0061) specifically aims to provide support group services to 480 individuals over a 12-month period, while another grant (SSF75021GR3013) focused on providing support group services to 160 people. These grants demonstrate the organization's commitment to community-based psychological and social support services, particularly for vulnerable populations in their region.