It has now been about nine months since the Ebola outbreak started in Guinea. CBM partner organisations in Guinea and Sierra Leone – 2 of the 3 most affected countries – have scaled down their...
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Taking steps to transform Sierra Leone’s Mental Health services
Dr Carmen Valle is a CBM Co-worker, who works as project coordinator and mental health specialist with the ‘Enabling Access to Mental Health Programme’. In this article, she discusses the progress...
Typhoon Haiyan - One Year Report
It is one year since Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines, killing over 6,000 people and affecting more than 14 million. Since then, CBM and partners have been working to ensure that persons...
Launch of Trachoma Initiative in Malawi
On 16th October 2014 CBM along with some partners and the Malawian government launched a new Trachoma Initiative and committed to eradicating this debilitating disease in Malawi in the coming five...
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Psychological first aid during Ebola virus disease outbreaks
Ebola virus disease outbreaks have a significant impact on the wellbeing of those affected, their family, community members and the health workers treating people with Ebola. This guide focuses on...
Sierra Leone + 1 more
Ebola - Addressing the trauma
CBM is working with local partners to strengthen the resilience of beneficiaries of their programmes including persons with disabilities during this crisis. According to the latest report [a] from...
Gaza - new projects target at-risk populations
After initial interventions to provide food and hygiene supplies, CBM, along with its local partners in Gaza, will be introducing two new six month projects beginning in September 2014. Psychosocial...
Interview with Dr. Carmen Valle- ‘Our work with Ebola has a very important psychosocial support component’
Ebola has claimed over 1,200 lives in the past two months in West Africa. We spoke with Dr. Carmen Valle, a Mental Health Specialist based in Sierra Leone, who is working with health professionals...
Gaza Crisis – disability inclusive relief
13 Aug 2014 – CBM, along with its partners in Gaza, has been successful in supporting 2100 families, including more than 300 families of persons with disabilities. CBM response Distribution...
Sierra Leone + 1 more
CBM work scaled down in Ebola- affected countries
8th Aug 2014: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has forced CBM to scale down on its activities. CBM has three projects in the affected regions: at the Kissy Eye Clinic as well as a psycho-social...
Impacting lives through delivery of quality and cost effective prosthetic solutions
CBM partners with University of Toronto and CoRSU to help children with disabilities. In partnership with the University of Toronto and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services for Uganda (CoRSU)...
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Assessing the needs of persons with disability in camps
On 21 May 2014, CBM went to Maluku transit camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist the Ministry of Social Affairs and the IOM in identifying the needs of persons with disabilities within...
Accessing mainstream health in the Philippines
Two municipalities in the Philippines are showing how local government can work with people with disabilities to bring about big changes in inclusive health. This article tells the story of these two...
After the typhoon
Gordon Rattray, Communications Coordinator for CBM’s Emergency Response Unit, reports on rebuilding health services in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan and details why people with...
Six month report - Typhoon Haiyan
It has been six months since Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines, killing over 6,000 people and affecting more than 14 million. Since then, CBM and partners have been working to ensure that...
WorldRiskReport 2013: Health and Healthcare
Natural physical events such as earthquakes, floods, droughts and hurricanes can claim tens of thousands of lives and cause millions of dollars in damage. It is important to recognize, however, that...