Saturday, Dec. 12, is Universal Health Coverage Day, or UHC for short. This year, Handicap International drafted a joint statement, signed by 19 other organizations active in rehabilitation,...
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Nepal earthquake - six months on
Since the earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, CBM, with partner organisations, has reached more than 21,000 people in the worst-hit districts. We are providing access to medical and psychosocial...
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NTD Report 2015: Neglected Tropical Diseases
CBM publishes its Neglected Tropical Diseases Report 2015 CBM’s work with NTDs CBM has been successfully involved in prevention of blindness from onchocerciasis and trachoma for more than 20 years...
Nepal earthquake - three months of inclusive response - July 2015
Since the earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, CBM, with partner organisations, has reached more than 15,000 people in the worst-hit districts. To ensure that everyone can access relief with equal...
Nepal earthquake - one month on
Since the earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April, CBM, with partner organisations, has reached more than 3000 people through outreach camps in some of the worst-hit and least-accessible districts. We...
Nepal earthquake - Q & A
What happened? On 25th April 2015 at 11:41 local time a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, with the epicentre 81km northwest of Kathmandu. There were tremors of up to two minutes and by evening, at...
Nepal earthquake
On 25th April 2015 a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, close to Kathmandu, the capital city. The number of casualties is currently 700-1000 and expected to increase. CBM has been in contact with...
Disability Key Messages: Inclusion of people with disability in response to Cyclone Pam
• People with disability and older people may face significant barriers to accessing assistance in the wake of Cyclone Pam. • In line with International Human Rights Law, the UNCRPD , SPHERE...
Building Back Better – Pazapa School, Haiti
The first accessible, para-seismic, hurricane-proof school building in Haiti – the Pazapa Centre – was inaugurated on February 27, 2015 in Jacmel. School premises in Pazapa The initial school...
Raising awareness about Ebola
Dr. John Mattia is one of two practicing Ophthalmologists in Sierra Leone and also the medical director of two hospitals in Sierra Leone supported by CBM, namely; Lowell & Ruth Gess United Methodist...