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CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board)

Catholic Medical Mission Board
Logo CMMB.jpg
Abbreviation CMMB
Formation 1912-1928
Founder Dr. Paluel Flagg
Type 501(c)(3)
Legal status Active
Focus Women’s and children’s health
Headquarters

100 Wall Street, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10005
Region served
Worldwide
Key people
Bruce Wilkinson (CEO)
John Celentano (Board Chair)
Employees
318 (2015)
Volunteers
629 (2015)
Slogan Healthier Lives Worldwide
Website www.cmmb.org

100 Wall Street, 9th Floor

The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is an international, faith-based NGO, providing long-term, co-operative medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and healthcare issues. It was established in 1912 and officially registered in 1928. CMMB is headquartered in New York City, USA and currently has country offices in Haiti, Kenya, Peru, South Sudan and Zambia.

CMMB’s health programs include Children and Mothers Partnerships (CHAMPS), shipping of medical supplies, placement of international medical and non-medical volunteers,HIV/AIDS, prevention and treatment of neglected tropical diseases, and disaster relief to areas that experienced natural or political catastrophes. In 2015, CMMB provided health services to 680,000 people, including 200,000 pregnant women and children under age of five, trained 3,843 health workers and placed 1,200 volunteers. CMMB actively works with the U.S. government on programming, such as the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),USAID,CDC multilateral donors including UNICEF,UNHCR and PAHO, and public-private partnerships, including the Survive and Thrive Global Development Alliance.

Children and Mothers Partnerships (CHAMPS) is CMMB's long-term initiative to address the leading causes of maternal and child death, disability and illness, including diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria and HIV. The program works both at community and clinical levels throughout Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. It addresses common causes of poor health, including access to clean water, healthcare facilities and medicine supply, sanitation, agriculture/nutrition, social justice and economic development.


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