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Local health programmes

In the communities where we operate, we support a wide range of initiatives that focus on improving health and education, critical areas were we can really make a difference. Around the world, some examples our community partnerships include:

UK

  • Independent living programme for young people with disabilities
  • Our annual IMPACT awards that recognise the invaluable work of healthcare charities

USA

  • Health education in non-traditional venues for African Americans, Latinos and other ethnic minority communities
  • A programme across six states to help high-risk and homeless children receive the specialist medical care they need

Europe

  • Residential camps in Ireland and France where seriously-ill children can have fun and develop their self-confidence
  • Care for children with incurable illness in Romania
  • Healthcare for homeless and abandoned children in Spain

Rest of world

  • A programme to reduce infant death from preventable illness in Ethiopia
  • An initiative to train midwives from rural areas in Vietnam


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