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CBM to scale up support for Projects in Haiti to meet primary care needs

Sister Rose Andree of the Institut Montfort pour les Enfants Sourds in Port-au-Prince talks with CBM Emergency coordinator Valerie Scherrer. Damage to the school is visible in the background following the earthquake which hit Haiti on 12.01.2010.
Institut Montfort pour les Enfants Sourds, a school for hearing impaired pupils in Port-au-Prince: Sister Rose Andree talks with CBM Emergency coordinator Valerie Scherrer. The school has been damaged by the earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January. © CBM / Grossmann

Emergency response in Haiti

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CBM expects a drastic increase in the number of persons with disabilities in Haiti as a result of the earthquake. CBM supports 2,000 persons with disabilities and 142,000 clients in Projects in Haiti. This number is to be scaled up following response assessment by a CBM Emergency Team. To date, CBM has confirmed 400,000 EUR for emergency relief efforts in Haiti.




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CBM, SightSavers International and ORBIS International fund study

Cataracts can be treated at relatively low cost through surgery, but what about the impact on a person's quality of life? The Cataract Impact Study aims to fill the gaps in knowledge about the impact of cataracts on a person’s overall quality of life by assessing wealth, income and other factors.

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An Introduction to CBM

CBM publishes a new introduction to its work and mandate. The 'Introduction to CBM' is a one-page summary of the vision, mission, approach, Partners, geographical reach and professional values of the organisation going into 2010. The document is also available for download as a PDF.

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The 20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

On the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the United Nations General Assembly, CBM and others uphold the rights of all children, including their right to be protected from all forms of violence, torture, degrading treatment and deprivation of liberty. Photo: CBM

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World Mental Health Day

CBM has been involved in the Movement for Global Mental Health, which aims to improve services for people with psychosocial disabilities worldwide, since its inception. Community Mental Health is an important pillar of CBM's work in mental health worldwide, which supports the goal of empowerment of the end user Photo: CBM/Lohnes

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February is retinitis pigmentosa awareness month. Learn more about this potentially disabling condition characterised by night blindness and "tunnel vision".

February is retinitis pigmentosa awareness month. Learn more about this potentially disabling condition, with symptoms similar to Vitamin A deficiency, characterised by night blindness and "tunnel vision”, which can cause progressive loss of visual acuity, and even blindness.

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CBM takes action for persons with disabilities

Photo from Uganda, Copyright CBM/argum/Einberger

CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. Photo: CBM/argum/Einberger

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide