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One in a Million Campaign update. Bill Essig speaks of the progress of the One in a Million campaign with Greg Yoder of Mission Network News. Listen to interview and read the story. The campaign has raised enough to help more than 879,000 mothers and children. You can help us reach our goal of 1,000,000 mothers and children. Visit One.MedicalTeams.org for details.
JAPAN–One year after the tsunami. Sunday, March 11, 2012, exactly one year after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern coastal area of Japan, Medical Teams International will host an Open House and special program in recognition of this disaster at its REAL. LIFE. Exhibit in Tigard, Oregon. For details, please see the press release.
A Medical Teams International volunteer returns home from Libya. See one of the latest stories here. We will post other updates as they become available.
Haiti--Two Years After the Earthquake Informational Event.
Also on January 12, Oregon Public Broadcasting interviewed Dr. June Hanks about her work in Haiti and the progress being made in caring for and rehabilitating the injured. Listen to the interview on OPB's Think Out Loud.
Board announces President Bas Vanderzalm’s retirement date; Elects Jeff Pinneo, former Horizon Air CEO, as Successor.
The board of directors of Medical Teams International announced today that Bas Vanderzalm will retire as president and chief executive officer (CEO). Vanderzalm will step down as CEO on June 30, 2012. He will stay on as president through June 30, 2013.
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Political refugees entering Uganda camp. As a result of political unrest in the Democratice Republic of Congo, more refugees are crossing into a camp seeking medical care from us. Bas Vanderzalm gives an update in the latest interview with Mission Network News on our Media Coverage page. Please give now to provide double the lifesaving medicines.
Oregon Public Broadcasting interviews Laura van Vurren on HIV treatment inequalities in Africa in this OPB Think Out Loud segment. Hear an excerpt on our Podcasts page or read the supporting articles and hear the entire interview on OPB Think Out Loud.
You can help mothers in Ethiopia prevent the transfer of AIDS during childbirth. Your purchase of an AIDS Care Packet for $25 assures that newborns don’t contract the disease from their HIV-positive mothers.
Premiere Watchdog Selects Medical Teams International for National “10 Top-Notch Charities” List. Charity Navigator, the premier charity watchdog group in the U.S., named Medical Teams International in its 2011 list of “10 Top-Notch Charities.” The Portland-area based charity was selected from 5,000 non-profits in the watchdog group’s annual ratings.
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