CMMB Names Heather J. Lauver to New Key Post
On June 1st, Heather J, Lauver joined CMMB as the Director of Healing Help, a keystone program that distributes donated medicines and medical supplies to developing countries around the world.
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FY2008 Shipments Total
$187 Million
In the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2008, CMMB sent 556 shipments of medicines and medical supplies to hospitals, clinics and missions in 40 countries and five regions. Over the last five years, CMMB shipments have totaled over $800 million.
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CMMB Opens New Office in Washington, D.C.
CMMB’s new office in the nation’s capital will enhance communications with funders, government agencies, healthcare partners and non-governmental agencies.
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Meet Lauren Meisman,
an x-ray technician working in Karungu, Kenya as part of CMMB’s Medical Volunteer Program (MVP). Here are 5 of her 13 reminders that she works in a rural hospital in Kenya.
- I ask a coworker, “What did you do on your vacation?” He tells me, “I plowed the fields and planted crops.”
- A man comes to the hospital because he was bitten by a black mamba snake.
- On patient charts it asks for the patient’s name, date of birth, village, and chief’s name.
- Coworkers charge their cell phones and flashlights at work because they don’t have electricity at home.
- People ask me, “How do you fetch water in America?” I tell them everyone has water piped into their house and they all laugh in disbelief.
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MTA in South Africa…
CMMB has been awarded $2.5 million from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to expand the Men Taking Action (MTA) program into South Africa. MTA engages men in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. |
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Shipping Snapshot
In May 2009, CMMB
sent
38 shipments of
medicines
and supplies
to 19 countries, valued at $23.7 million. Learn more about the people our medical donations help.
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