CBM in Action: Top Stories

CBM raises awareness on World Glaucoma Day

Solomon sitting at his desk, writing Braille. He is blind in both eyes, with congenital glaucoma (buphthalmus) in the left eye.
Solomon sitting at his desk, writing Braille. He is blind in both eyes, with congenital glaucoma (buphthalmus) in the left eye. © CBM

CBM raises awareness on World Glaucoma Day

As a a founding member of Vision 2020: The Right to Sight - a global initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), to eliminate avoidable blindness in partnership with leading eye health organisations, CBM supports World Glaucoma Day. In 2008, CBM's partners saw over 300,000 patients with glaucoma and performed more than 31,000 operations to save sight. Read more about CBM and World Glaucoma Day click here

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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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CBM active in post-emergency phase on the ground in Haiti

Washline had a femur fracture treated with an internal fixator and still needs crutches to walk. Port-au-Prince after the earthquake which hit Haiti on 12 January 2010.

CBM has raised more than two million EUR for Haiti's Emergency response and reconstruction programmes. The situation in the Haitian capital remains tough for persons with disabilities. Photo: CBM

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CBM supports Partner in Concepción, Chile

A collapsed building in Talca, approximately 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago, Chile. A magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck the Latin American country in the early hours of February 27, 2010. Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org

Picture copyright: Reuters/Victor Ruiz Caballero, courtesy www.alertnet.org
Following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake with epicentre close to the Chilean city of Concepción and aftershocks, CBM will support its Partner in the region. CBM has one Partner Project in need of reconstruction, located in Concepción, the country's second largest city.

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide