Operation Hernia (OH) is an independent not-for-profit organization that provides professional and educational opportunities to surgeons and surgical trainees in the repair of long-standing groin hernias at rural hospitals in the developing world.
OER Africa is a ground-breaking initiative established by the South African Institute for Distance Education (Saide). We play a leading role in supporting higher education institutions across Africa in the development and use of Open Educational Resources (OER) to enhance teaching and learning.
One World Medical Network (NGO) trains medical personnel in developing and emerging countries and supports them by diagnosing difficult patient cases. Helping medical personnel to help themselves is our main goal, regardless of their origin and their religious belief.
The 1mCHW Campaign, which has a partnership base of over 150 organizations from United Nations agencies, civil society, the private sector, and academia, was launched in January 2013 at the World Economic Forum in Davos. A week later, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn endorsed the Campaign at the African Union Summit. The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City hosts the Campaign’s Secretariat.
NEPAD Council’s mission is to mobilize and energize global action, marshal resources and expertise so as to provide impetus to NEPAD’s objectives. The council matches NEPAD’s commitment with its own agenda to promote creativity in Africa, boost expertise and capacity, encourage democracy and good governance and provide more effective development expertise. The Council has been working closely with the African Union missions to mobilize the Diaspora to participate in the development of Africa.
NEPAD Council is made up of members representing all African countries.
Students for Global Health (formerly Medsin) is a student network and registered charity tackling global and local health inequalities through education, advocacy and community action.
'Medic designs and deploys world-class, open-source software to support health workers as they deliver quality, timely, equitable care for everyone, everywhere. Medic serves as the steward of the Community Health Toolkit (CHT) – a leading open-source, digital public good. The CHT includes a collection of open-source software frameworks and applications, with resources to help partners design and deploy digital tools (“apps”) for care teams.
The Centre for Medical Evidence, Decision Integrity & Clinical Impact (MEDICI) was established in 2011 with the support of the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London Health Sciences Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Lawson Research.