Organization: GLOBAL HEALTH COMMITTEE INC
Mission: GHC IS AN OPERATIONAL EXPANSION OF THE CAMBODIAN HEALTH COMMITTEE, A LOCAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING WORK IN CAMBODIA SINCE 1994 AND IN ETHIOPIA SINCE 2008 TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE AFFECTED WITH TB, AIDS AND POVERTY. GHC'S EFFORTS FOCUS ON THOSE SUFFERING FROM TUBERCULOSIS (TB) AND AIDS, WHO ARE AMONG THE POOREST IN OUR GLOBAL SOCIETY AND WHO ARE OFTEN DISPLACED BY WAR OR WHO LIVE IN POST-CONFLICT NATIONS. IN RURAL AND URBAN SETTINGS, GHC IS ASSISTING LOCAL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, SEX, AGE, RELIGION OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION. GHC'S FOCUS IS ON TB, AIDS AND THE ROOT CAUSES OF THESE DISEASES IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN ASIA AND AFRICA AND GIVING ACCESS TO MEDICINE TO CURE OR TREAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES. RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE REVEALING FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS INTO BIOLOGY OF BOTH DISEASES AND HOW TO TREAT THEM.
Activities: TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM TB AND AIDS AND AFFLICTED BY POVERTY IN CAMBODIA, ETHIOPIA AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines