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UN thematic consultation: Health in the post-2015 UN development agenda
In the current Millennium Development Framework (MDGs) three out of the eight goals directly refer to health conditions (maternal health; child…
Civil Society call for action on universal health coverage
Healthcare around the World is unaffordable for millions of people. However, states are responsible for delivering universal access to health…
In memoriam Hélène Besson (1932-2012), President of Medicus Mundi International 1986-1991
A dedicated woman in a men's world: MMI President Hélène Besson at the MMI Assembly and Colloquium in Paris, 1987. Photo found by Sake Rypkema in…
Manifesto “Health for All: Justice for All”. Global Campaign for a Framework Convention on Global Health
"The world fails nearly 20 million people every year, and fails billions more people whose lives are shattered by want and deprivation. To address at…
ARV combination suspension for paediatric HIV/AIDS patients
Do not be scared if the following report smells “science”. The project we present is an excellent example of how a clinical problem typical for…
European people show their faces against Malaria!
The campaign STOP MALARIA NOW! including several members of the MMI Network ended in December of 2011. Two years of activities in Germany, Spain,…
Another year of smiles
In 2011 Smile Train Italia and its volunteers involved in humanitarian projects have succeeded in giving back a new smile to more than 1,650…
Mapping pharmaceutical human resources in church health services
Medicines are essential tools for the treatment, prophylaxis or diagnosis in medicine. To handle medicines adequately pharmaceutical professionals…
The difficult relationship between faith-based health care organisations and the public sector in sub-Saharan Africa
"We dedicate this work to the late Professor Dr. Harry Van Balen, former Head of the Public Health Department of the Institute of Tropical Medicine…
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…
Do not resolve the Swiss health personal crisis at the expense of the poorest
Basel, 16 January 2012. Together with a broad coalition the Network Medicus Mundi Switzerland launched today a manifesto that addresses the worldwide…
NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening
Basel, 21 December 2010. Today, the Medicus Mundi International Network signed on to the NGO Code of Conduct for Health Systems Strengthening. The…
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…
Health Workers count. Call for urgent action for more health workers, better supported
20 July 2011. Over 250 organisations including the Medicus Mundi International Network and some of its members have come together to call for urgent…
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…
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…
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…
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)…
In memoriam Piet Sleijffers
Only recently we were informed that the ex-secretary of Medicus Mundi International Piet Sleijffers passed away last year. Piet Sleijffers…
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…
“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…
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