OHSU Course Gives Doctors ‘Basic Training’ to Provide Care in Developing World
(The Lund Report – December 8, 2011)
After a career spent as an ophthalmologist in Salem, Andy Harris, M.D., was ready to give back by being a doctor in an entirely different way. He hoped to travel to developing countries to offer basic medical services to people in dire need. Full Story
The 200 Largest U.S. Charities List
(Forbes – December 4, 2011)
Think the now-famous richest 1% of all Americans have a big concentration of economic power? Take a look at our 13th annual list ofthe 200 Largest U.S. Charities. They aren’t even 2/100th of 1% of the country’s 1.2 million tax-exempt organizations. Full Story
Blazers & Medical Teams Int. help 5,000 in Portland with Dental Care
(Oregon Faith Report – November 27, 2011)
On November 10, 2011, Medical Teams International supplied urgent dental care to those experiencing homelessness and poverty at as part of the Portland Trailblazers’ 16th annual Harvest Dinner. The day-long event provided food and other vital services to 5,000 underserved members of the Portland community. Full Story
Four Hillsboro firefighters headed to Cambodia to build EMS system ‘from the ground up’
(OregonLive – November 25, 2011)
Four Hillsboro firefighters are preparing to travel together across the globe this weekend to Cambodia, where they’ll stay for the next two weeks. Full Story
One gift could mean three with Medical Teams gift catalog
(Mission Network News – November 24, 2011)
At Christmas, believers know they should focus on the Lord and His coming, but culture often calls for gifts, too. Full Story
You can help one in a million
(Mission Network News – November 22, 2011)
If you thought you could help a ministry save one million people with as little as $2.35, would you give it? What if you thought you could have an eternal impact on one million people…would you get involved then? Full Story
Malaria Communities – making progress in Uganda
(GlobalHealthHub.org – November 9, 2011)
The Malaria Communities Program of the US President’s Malaria Initiative gives non-governmental organizations a chance to make an impact at the local level in 15 endemic countries. Ronald Apunyo, of Medical Teams International, provides us an update on MCP activities in Uganda. Full Story
Serving those who have served: veterans’ programs
(The Christian Science Monitor – November 8, 2011)
Vietnam-era veteran Ed McLeer receives treatment from dental assistant Bob Cochrane and dentist Jacob Morrow in the Medical Teams International’s dental van at Stand Down, a yearly event that brings dozens of employers and agencies together to assist veterans at the Oregon Convention Center, in Portland, Ore., on Sept. 20. Full Story
Homeless receive dental care at event
(Newport News Times – October 28, 2011)
Thanks to the help of dedicated volunteers, previously out-of-reach dental care became a reality to dozens of Lincoln County’s homeless. Full Story
Libyans celebrate Gaddafi’s death
(Mission Network News – October 21, 2011)
Libyans celebrated in the streets as the death of ex-Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi was announced. Now that Gaddafi is dead, what will this mean for Christians? There are a couple of scenarios. Full Story
Tualatin High students organize benefit for medical aid group
(Oregon Live – October 11, 2011)
Katie Platter and Shivali Kadam presented more than $1,000 to Medical Teams International this week as a result of their National Honor Society senior project, the “We Are the World” benefit concert held Oct. 1 at Tualatin High School. Full Story
Monday forum looks at humanitarian issues in Libya
(MinnPost.com – October 7, 2011)
A forum on humanitarian issues in Libya will be held Monday morning at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Congressman Keith Ellison will speak. Full Story
World Concern Provides Aid after Attack on Somali Border Town
(Relief Web - September 30, 2011)
World Concern is assisting after an al-Shabaab attack on the Somali border town of Dhobley. In the early morning hours of Sept. 30, the terrorist group al-Shabaab attacked the town where World Concern, along with partners Medical Teams International (MTI) and AFREC, have been providing aid to families affected by the famine in Somalia. Full Story
One in a million takes on the world
(Mission Network News – September 29, 2011)
International (MNN) ― 22,000 children die every day unnecessarily. That’s one every four seconds — four million every year. “And they’re dying from preventable diseases,” says President of Medical Teams International Bas Vanderzalm. Full Story
Kiwanis will take on dental clinic
(Nugget Newspaper – September 19, 2011)
After nearly a year, the dream of starting the Sisters Community Dental Clinic is gathering more steam. Because the clinic serves the families of Sisters, Sisters Kiwanis’ board recently decided to bring it under their 501(c)(3) nonprofit umbrella, allowing the clinic to accept tax-deductible donations, and capitalize its operations. Full Story
Medical Teams International Exhibit sheds light on disaster, conflict regions
(Redmond Reporter – August 31, 2011)
As a global health organization, Medical Teams International (MTI) in Redmond serves alongside grassroots organizations, churches and health ministries in more than 70 countries. Full Story
Quiet disaster easily stoppable
(Mission Network News – August 18, 2011)
International (MNN) ―What could be responsible for more deaths than both the Haiti and Japan earthquakes combined? Surely such a tragic disaster would plaster the headlines of every newspaper in the country.
Preventable diseases are responsible for the deaths of 9 to 10 million children every year. Full story
Responding to Crisis in East Africa
(Medical Teams International Press Release – Tuesday, July 19, 2011)
The worst drought in 60 years has hit East Africa, leaving 11 million people malnourished and sick. It’s estimated that 30 to 40 percent of the children are suffering from acute malnutrition. Portland-based Medical Teams International is sending in the first of two teams to help. Full story
