Works of Mercy

Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is the leading U.S.-based Catholic-charity focusing exclusively on global healthcare, particularly the well-being of women and children.

A faith-based leader in global healthcare, CMMB works to fight HIV/AIDS from Africa to Asia, to combat tuberculosis in Zambia, and to provide primary healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean. CMMB has provided medicines and supplies to more than 100 countries around the world since 1928.

CMMB is focused on the development and management of healthcare programs that meet identified needs, make a lasting impact and utilize all our experience and expertise. Through these programs, we are helping to build a world where quality healthcare is available to all.

CMMB fulfills its mission by building and managing comprehensive healthcare programs that target leading causes of death and suffering in the developing world. We integrate our key strengths – medical donations , and volunteer placement – into our program initiatives. CMMB also provides emergency relief to places that have experienced natural or political catastrophes.

Among US-based charities, CMMB rates as one of the most effective and trusted international healthcare organizations. We have one of the broadest networks of faith-based partners around the world. Many of these faith-based institutions work in the hardest-to-reach areas and thus offer healthcare accessibility that governments cannot. In many developing countries, Catholic health institutions and other church-affiliated programs are leading the response to health crises such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and preventable diseases.

In addition to the work we do overseas, CMMB strives to raise consciousness here at home about the inequalities in basic healthcare throughout the world. We are active in several international groups that effect changes in policies and regulations regarding the distribution of donated drugs. We also publish CMMB Today, a quarterly publication that focuses on international healthcare issues and the impact of our work.

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