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  • May edition of 'together' newsletter now available
    Tue, 10/05/2011 - 09:11

    The May 2011 edition of our 'together' newsletter is now available.

    The newsletter has just been posted to our donors, but if you can't wait for it to arrive, you can download your copy today.

    CBM's May 2011 newsletter

    In this issue

    • We find out how CBM reaches children trapped in conflict
    • We find out how leaving a legacy to CBM in your Will could dramatically change the lives of people disabled by violence.
    • We meet Theresa and her son Joshua who are both living with HIV in Uganda.
    • We meet Dr Jo Lusi in Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • We find out how the people of Pakistan are recovering from last year's devastating floods.
    • We take a look at how CBM is supporting doctors in Afghanistan.

    Download the May 2011 Edition of 'together' (1.2Mb, PDF)

  • CBM celebrates International Nurses Day 2011
    Mon, 09/05/2011 - 13:56

    CBM is celebrating the incredible work of nurses on International Nurses Day 2011.

    A group of trainee nurses measure blood pressure. Photo: CBMThe training of nursing staff is absolutely crucial to CBM's work. Photo: CBM.

    Celebrated on 12th May, International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every year. It is a day to learn more about the vocation of nursing and the places in which nurses work.

    Training nurses

    In 2009, CBM-supported projects trained more than 3,000 nurses/nurse aides, and supported 11,603 nurses in projects in some of the poorest countries of the world.

    Through CBM and its partners, it costs just £150 to provide a general nurse with three months of specialist training for eye care. 

    Dr Andrew Hodges, Plastic Surgeon at the CBM-supported CORSU hospital in Uganda, where they employ 45 nurses, told us just how crucial nursing staff are to his team.

    "Through training at CORSU from many specialists, nurses are increasing in their skills and do an excellent job in theatre, the ward and outpatients".

    "We certainly could not do the work we do without trusting and relying on our nurses to provide care" - Dr Andrew Hodges, CBM-supported Plastic Surgeon at CORSU, Uganda