On December 3rd, CBM, Humanity & Inclusion – Handicap International (HI), and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by releasing a...
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On December 3rd, CBM, Humanity & Inclusion – Handicap International (HI), and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by releasing a...
13 October is designated as International Day for Disaster Reduction to promote a global culture of disaster reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness. Every year the...
Following the devastating earthquake of 25th April 2015, CBM, with partner organisations, has been working to ensure that everyone in the affected communities - including persons with disabilities -...
Mental health in Nepal Mental health is one of the least prioritised areas in the health care sector of Nepal. There is one national psychiatric hospital in Kathmandu run by Nepal Government, and...
Executive summary Study objectives, methods and approach: This study of the impact of the Nepal earthquake of 25 April, 2015, aims to understand the impact factors leading to the exclusion of older...
Since the earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April 2015, CBM, with partner organisations, has been working to ensure that everyone in the affected communities - including persons with disabilities -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For many Haitians, the effects of the devastating 2010 earthquake still dictate their lives. From the beginning, CBM and local partners were involved in the response, but the strategy has always been...
PREFACE Older Persons 7%2 (of the total population) and persons with disabilities 10%3 (of the total population) equaling at least 3 million persons affected by the floods. Due to the massive extent...
One year ago, on January 12th 2010, Haiti was struck by an earthquake. Both the immediate and the long-term effects were enormous. CBM, with 30 years of experience in the country, was involved in the...
Stouffville, ON, July 12, 2010 - Six months ago, a 7.0 earthquake in Haiti killed 230,000, injured 300,000 and left over a million people homeless. cbm Canada was able to respond during the initial...
Kitchener, ON, April 9, 2010 - Shelley MacRae knows that saving lives in the wake of a major natural disaster is critical. But the 32-year-old physiotherapist also believes that it is equally...
A CBM Emergency team is on the ground in Haiti and has spent the past two days with local Partner organisations giving urgent medical attention to those affected by last week's earthquake. Valérie...
Assessment Trip in June to Find Out About Long-Term Needs A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook the area around Indonesia's ancient royal city of Yogyakarta on the island of Java on May 27, destroying...
After the tsunami devastated villages along the coastline of the Indian ocean, CBM was able to start relief measures early, both for the affected people with disabilities and for the general...