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New Papers, Statements, Presentations published on the MMI electronic Platform

New Papers, Statements, Presentations published on the MMI electronic Platform

MMI Network members are invited to publish their papers, statements, videos, interviews and conference presentations on the MMI ePlatform. For the MMI basic documents and our newsletter, please refer to the "Network documents" page. And have a look at our collection of annual reports of the Network and its members.

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communities and users
action medeor

Interrelation of Malaria Control Interventions and Community Health Systems Strengthening in Kenya

"Malaria control interventions are mostly being implemented within the structures of the local health system with potential to promote the whole system. In contrary health system strengthening ... »Read more

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global health policy
MM Spain

Health in development cooperation and human action. Report 2011

The 10th annual report "La salud en la cooperación al desarrollo y la acción humanitaria" on health and development cooperation published by Medicus Mundi Spain together with MdM Spain and ... »Read more

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MM Italy

40 Years Dedicated to International Health Care Cooperation

The thick black book with all its information, testimonies and photographic documentation about 40 years of activity of Medicus Mundi Italy is now available online.  ... »Read more

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human resources
SolidarMed

Human Resources for Health: Strengthening health systems - assuring service delivery - improving health

Getting the right workers with the right mix of skills to areas where they are needed most is key to improving health service delivery outcomes Sub-Saharan Africa will not meet any of the health ... »Read more

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close-to-client care
Africa CHA Platform

Faith-inspired health care providers in Africa: targeting the poor?

Faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) state as their mission the aim to provide quality health services to all, and in particular to serve the poor or the rural poor. Are FIIs then more willing to ... »Read more

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communities and users
EPN

The past, present and future of EPN

For 30 years, the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) has been actively supporting church health systems, for the benefit of the patient who needs affordable and quality medicines. At this ... »Read more

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global health policy

Global Health Leadership and the Mandate of the WHO

After 60 years of esteemed leadership, the World Health Organization (WHO) is embroiled in a crisis of identity characterized by underfunding, incoherent policy prioritization and administrative ... »Read more

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child health
Doctors with Africa

Prima le mamme e i bambini

Mothers and children first. Mothers' access to safe childbirth and neonatal health free of charge. "We continue to work towards strengthening healthcare systems, which has become our key ... »Read more

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diseases control
Network: MMI

Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases by investing in health workers

"With this letter, we also want to highlight the crucial role that health workers have in the prevention and control of NCDs and the need to set concrete targets for addressing the critical ... »Read more

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global health policy
Network: MMI

WHO reform: members only (?)

The WHO reform process that started at the WHO Executive Board meeting in January 2011 and was discussed during the 64th World Health Assembly is under way. The reform process was proposed by ... »Read more

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human resources
EPN

"I think our role is to raise the voices of churches in advocacy for human resources, particularly in pharmaceutical human resources"

Donna Kusemererwa is the Executive Director of the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network , a Christian non-profit organization committed to the provision of quality pharmaceutical services as a means ... »Read more

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close-to-client care
Doctors with Africa

Strengthening district health systems in Karamoja

In Karamoja in northern Uganda, many children do not live to see their fifth birthday. In an initiative to improve child survival, Doctors with Africa Cuamm has formed a partnership with UNICEF to ... »Read more

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diseases control
SolidarMed

Integrating antiretroviral treatment into primary health care: Exploring a diagonal approach

Programmes aimed at fighting single diseases have helped many, but they have also weakened public health systems. This does not have to be the case. Individual disease programmes can help to ... »Read more

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global health policy
Network: MMI

Time to untie the knots - The WHO reform and the need for democratizing global health

"As representatives of organisations working on campaigns for health and social justice, of academia, governments and multilateral institutions, we gathered in New Delhi from 2nd to 4th May 2011, ... »Read more

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close-to-client care
MM Spain

Inclusive primary health care in Guatemala

A story from Guatemala, told by Medicus Mundi Navarra, a member of the Federation Medicus Mundi Spain (FAMME). The story is told twice: how it could have happened, and how it really was. The ... »Read more

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medicines and technology
EPN

Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network: 30 years of strengthening pharmaceutical services

In 1981 the World Council of Churches started, within its Christian Medical Commission, a programme to address pharmaceutical issues in Church Health Systems. This programme evolved over the years ... »Read more

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child health
Smile Train Italia

A year of unexpected smiles

In 2010, thanks to the organization of successful surgical missions and scientifical workshops, Smile Train Italy developed a great position on international cooperation focused on health-care and ... »Read more

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human resources
Wemos

Chances for Change – Dutch measures to improve the global distribution of health personnel

The Dutch Alliance for Human Resources for Health is concerned about the global maldistribution of human resources for health (HRH), which particularly affects the health of people in developing ... »Read more

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global health policy
Wemos

The Globalization of Clinical Trials: Testimonies from Human Subjects

In this book, the Wemos Foundation presents the testimonies of people participating in clinical trials in Poland, Russia, the United States, China and India. The book gives insight in the ... »Read more

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faith based services
Fatebenefratelli

Fatebenefratelli: What we do is the Church in action

The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God ( Fatebenefratelli ) is present in 53 countries. It provides different services together with the Health and Welfare Ministries and other civil ... »Read more

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management and capacities
action medeor

Improving access to high-quality low-cost essential medicines in Tanzania - assessing an NGO's contribution

"This study shows that action medeor, though being a small NGO, has managed to contribute to improved quality of locally manufactured drugs in Tanzania – through capacity building and ... »Read more

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financing and resources allocation
Cordaid

Performance Based Financing can help to increase coverage in remote areas

There is mounting evidence that Performance Based Financing (PBF) can improve utilization and quality of health care services. In a PBF system, the way health providers are paid is not ... »Read more

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human resources
Africa CHA Platform

I see a strong network of human resources for health advocates...

Doris Mwarey is the Regional Human Resources Specialist with the African Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) . In this role, she supports the Christian Health Associations in ... »Read more

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equal access
MM Switzerland

Access to medicines for all

The issue no. 117 (September 2010) of the Bulletin of Medicus Mundi Switzerland is a collection of contributions in English, French and German on the challenge of improving access to ... »Read more

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close-to-client care
Cordaid

Care for care - Trends on Home Based Care Leadership

The 2009 Cordaid HIV and AIDS Award rewarded Home Based Care Leadership. Two awards were handed out by Ms. Marijke Wijnroks, Dutch AIDS Ambassador, on behalf of Cordaid and the Review Panel. Watch ... »Read more

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governance, leadership, accountability
Cordaid

Human Resources for Health: Context Analysis Tanzania

"The main purpose of this HRH context analysis in Tanzania is to improve the understanding of the existing HRH policy environment and strategies; to highlight challenges and opportunities in the ... »Read more

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global health policy
WHO HSF

A stronger voice of civil society at the World Health Assembly?

Many civil society organizations interested in “making WHO work better” (title of a Global Health Watch discussion paper, 2006, available as PDF ) were frustrated by the way the World Health ... »Read more

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Network: MMI

“We will make the MMI Network a real community of change for strengthening health systems”

The MMI Network Strategy 2011-2015 is a general framework which explains how our Network shall pursue its vision and carry out its operational mission during the five years ahead. Our strategic ... »Read more

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contracting
Doctors with Africa

Contracting and Perfomance Based Financing

The issue 4/2009 of the journal " Salute e Sviluppo " (Health and Development) published by Doctors with Africa Cuamm contains articles related to contracting and performance based financing: ... »Read more

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faith based services
Network: MMI

Contracting between faith-based and public health sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: An ongoing crisis? The case of Cameroon, Tanzania, Chad and Uganda

The Medicus Mundi International Network launched the report "Contracting between faith-based and public health sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: An ongoing crisis?" at a side event to the Network's ... »Read more

Article
social protection
ITM Antwerp

Dar Naïm's community health insurance scheme

"Dar-Naïm’s community health insurance scheme (Mutuelle Communautaire de Dar-Naïm or MCSDN) was founded in January 2003 and focused on one of the poorest areas of Nouakchott, Mauritania. An equity ... »Read more

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networking and cooperation
MM Spain

Conceptos básicos sobre cooperación y educación para el desarrollo

Medicus Mundi Navarra, a member or the Federation of Medicus Mundi Spain FAMME, published a reader on basics of cooperation and education for development (Spanish language, 2009, 146 pages) ... »Read more

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communities and users
action medeor

Supporting Community Responses to Malaria

STOP MALARIA NOW! developed a new Training Manual to strengthen capacities of Community Based Organizations in application processes of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria. ... »Read more

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management and capacities
Cordaid

Quest for quality. Interventions to Improve Human Resources for Health among Faith-Based Organisations

Quest for Quality: The report. In order to deal more effectively with the current HRH crisis, Cordaid and its partners realised that it is critical to learn better from each other’s ... »Read more

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networking and cooperation
MM Italy

Medicus Mundi Italia. 40 anni di impegno nella cooperazione sanitaria internazionale

Brescia, 2 December 2009. In a simple ceremony at its headquarters, Medicus Mundi Italy launched today the book “Medicus Mundi Italy. 40 years dedicated to international health care cooperation” ... »Read more

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global health policy
Network: MMI

Advocacy Policy of the MMI Network

After the Network Policy and the Research Policy adopted both earlier on this year, the MMI Executive Board completed the series of basic documents of the Medicus Mundi International Network ... »Read more

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human resources
Wemos

Wemos Briefing Paper on Human Resources for Health

Addressing the health workforce shortage, a new Wemos Briefing Paper presents ‘windows of opportunities’ on ways to ensure people everywhere have access to a skilled and motivated health worker, ... »Read more

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social determinants
MM Switzerland

Climate Change and Health

The issue no. 114 (November 2009) of the Bulletin of Medicus Mundi Switzerland is a collection of contributions in English and German on Climate Change as a political challenge and its ... »Read more

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research
Network: MMI

Research Policy of the MMI Network

"This policy document of the Medicus Mundi International Network is rooted in the overall MMI Network Policy and describes the Network’s approach to generating, accessing, sharing and using ... »Read more

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diseases control
Cordaid

Responsibility of NGOs in a Time of AIDS

Report of the second workshop on HIV/AIDS mainstreaming with Cordaid partners. July 2009 ... »Read more

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