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History

MCD International is a division of Medical Care Development, Inc., a health planning, management research and training organization chartered in Augusta, Maine, in 1966. Originally the purpose of MCD was to provide health services to underserved rural communities in the U.S.  However, due to its national success, an international division was established in 1977 with support from the federally funded Regional Medical Program to adapt MCD's approach to health program development in the U.S. to meet the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable population groups in developing countries.

To date, MCDI has provided technical assistance in over 40 countries in Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the Middle East.  The organization's activities are supported through grants and contracts with national and international funding agencies such as the World Bank, the United States Agency for International Development, the African Development Bank,  the Inter-American Development Bank, the Pan American Health Organization, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Disease Control as well as private commercial organizations.



Mission

The mission of MCDI is to enhance the well-being of peoples and communities in developing nations through superior technical assistance in health and socio-economic development. 

  • We will seek to empower families with the knowledge and behavior needed to improve infant and child survival and maternal health and care. 

  • We will develop and disseminate tools, mechanisms and strategies that improve access and management of sustainable levels of health care services. 

  • We will work with a full spectrum of organizations, from grassroots community groups to multi-lateral donor institutions, to enable continuing and progressive improvement in the quantity and quality of care available and affordable to the neediest people on earth, and seek to enhance their financial ability to benefit from these improvements. 

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The major program areas in which the organization has established a proven track record include the following:

  1. Child Survival Program Design and Implementation;
  2. Community Organization and Participation;
  3. Health Education (Program) and Curriculum Design and Evaluation;
  4. Design and Implementation of Information, Education and Communication Programs;
  5. Health Systems Planning, Management and Evaluation;
  6. National Cost Recovery Program Design and Implementation;
  7. Financial Management Systems Design and Implementation;
  8. Hospital Financial Management Systems Design;
  9. Computerized Health Management Information Systems Design;
  10. Health Facilities Design and Construction Management;
  11. Medical Equipment Maintenance and Repair Systems Design;
  12. Pharmaceutical Supply and Distribution Systems Design;
  13. Human Resources Needs Assessment and Projection Modeling;
  14. Health Human Resources Training;
  15. Emergency Medical Service Systems Design and Implementation;
  16. Geographic Information Systems;
  17. Emergency/Disaster Management Systems Design;
  18. Micro-credit and Economic Empowerment Programs;
  19. Water Supply and Sanitation Systems Design and Implementation Communicable and Chronic Disease Control.
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