Addressing Global Need

CBM is involved in international cooperations and campaigns

According to the World Health Organisation, about 600 million people worldwide live with disabilities of various types, and the number is increasing due to the rise of chronic diseases, injuries, car crashes, falls, violence, and other causes, such as ageing. Of this total, 80% live in low-income countries; most are poor and have limited or no access to basic services, including rehabilitation facilities.

Global need calls for international action. Therefore, CBM takes part in international alliance building to establish worldwide campaigns, focusing on the needs and rights of people with disabilities. Within these international cooperations and campaigns, CBM contributes its expertise in the field of disability, particularly in medical care, education, and rehabilitation. In addition, CBM presents its programmes in the course of international events and conferences—in this way, advocating the mainstreaming of disability issues into development policies.

Further information: International cooperations and campaigns
Read more: Further organisations of which CBM is a member
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New publication about cbm's work, vision and values

Cover page of the new publication

We invite you to share our vision to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities and to reduce the risk of disability from disease and exclusion for those who live in the most disadvantaged societies around the world.

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World Health Organization thanks cbm for its outstanding work

Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General WHO and Dr Allen Foster, cbm President

cbm President Professor Allen Foster met with World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, for the WHO's global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight” on the eve of World Sight Day 2007 at the WHO's headquarters in

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Projects worldwide

Projects worldwide