On behalf of everyone here at Medical Missions for Children (MMC), we want to wish you and your family a very happy holiday season and a healthy and prosperous new year.
2006 saw MMC experience a tremendous amount of growth and success. For the second consecutive year, MMC was named a Four-Star Charity by Charity Navigator, placing us securely in the top five percent of all charities. Additionally, we were recognized by five prestigious international organizations, each honoring us as one of the top five charities in the field of global health.
Moving forward, we must continue to grow while steadfastly pursuing our mission of improving the health of people around the world. However, we can't do this alone. It takes the collective efforts of all of our supporters to continue to help these children. As 2006 comes to a close, we ask you to please remember MMC in your charitable giving.
MMC Honored as 2006 Tech Museum Awards Healthcare Laureate
We are pleased to announce that Medical Missions for Children was recently honored at the 2006 Tech Museum Awards as one of five Tech Award Laureates for Healthcare. The awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, November 15 at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California. The ceremony, emceed by Former NFL great and Tech Museum of Innovation trustee Steve Young, honored a total of 25 Laureates in five categories. Also being honored at the 2006 Awards was Microsoft Founder Bill Gates.
Medical Missions for Children is proud to announce that the Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation has agreed to underwrite an upcoming episode of Plain Talk About Health. This episode will discuss the topic of eating disorders and feature esteemed guests Cynthia Bulik, PhD, Professor of Eating Disorders in the Dept. of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Anne Becker, M.D., Asst. Professor of Medical Anthropology and Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
The Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation provides funds to nonprofit organizations whose programs result in the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children and young adults. The Foundation channels most of its financial resources toward charitable organizations whose attention is concentrated on eating disorders and education for the underprivileged. If you or someone you know may be interested in underwriting an episode of Plain Talk About Health, please contact John Riehl at (973) 754-4960 or send an email by
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Plain Talk About Health Update
Plain Talk About Health, the original medical talk show featuring Tommy Thompson and Susan Davis, recently shot new episodes on the campus of Montclair State University. The upcoming episodes of Plain Talk About Health focus on the following topics:
Recently, a "pirate" by the name of "Billy Bones" came to visit the Giggles Children's Theater. As the audience seats began to fill with hospital patients and their families, a four-year-old girl named Brigida was wheeled into the room by her mother. After a recent surgical procedure, Brigida was in a significant amount of pain but she was determined to see the performance. The Director of Giggles Theater, Lissa Scott, helped Brigida and her mother into two front-row seats.
Billy Bones began his extensive act, which included music, magic, puppetry and comedy routines. A few minutes into the show, Brigida began laughing and singing along with the pirate who, at that point, was dancing in circles onstage. Her wide eyes and laughter revealed her complete immersion in the performance. Brigida's mother quietly leaned over her seat towards Lissa, and whispered, "Thank you, it made her forget!"
For more information on Giggles Theater or to sponsor an upcoming performance, please contact Lissa Scott at (973) 754-4558 or fill out our contact form.
MMC to Partner in Spanish Language Medical Center
On December 5, 2006, at the offices of Medical Missions for Children in Paterson, NJ, a Strategic Agreement was reached between Medical Missions for Children and the Mexican Children's Hospital (Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez - HIMFG) to establish a Spanish-language television network in Mexico for the purpose of broadcasting medical education programming.
The soon-to-be announced broadcast channel, named "Canal de la Salud" will air Spanish-language videos produced in Mexico by the Mexican Center of Health Education by Television (Centro Mexicano de Educacion en Salud por Television, CEMESATEL). Content provided by MMC from the Global Video Library of Medicine will be close-captioned in Spanish. It is expected that initial broadcasting will commence in February 2007.
Broadcasts will air on the SATMEX 5 satellite system, which reaches 500 specific locations in Mexico, as well as many other areas in Latin America. It is expected that this programming will reach and audience of twenty million total viewers including doctors, nurses, hospital administrators and other medical professionals. The Agreement also highlights the telemedicine services that MMC offers to HIMFG through its Telemedicine Outreach Program (TOP), as well as assistance in the opening of a Giggles Children Theater at the HIMFG facilities.
Frank Brady, Chairman and CEO of MMC and Jorge Marin Zurita, head of CEMESATEL signed the document as witnessed by Alberto Salamanca, President of MMC Latin America. Ambassador Salamanca has been given the task of coordinating the implementation of the Agreement, in close cooperation with HIMFG and the Mexican medical community.
Frank Brady Addresses Students at Stanford University
On Thursday, November 16, Frank Brady had the opportunity to address a group of students at the Stanford University Business School's Center for Social Innovation as a part of his experience as a Tech Museum of Innovation Laureate. His lecture focused on the increasing role of social entrepreneurs and the importance of relationships between not-for-profit and for-profit companies. "It was a pleasure for me to speak to such a bright group of aspiring social entrepreneurs. These are the people who are going to lead the non-profit world in the coming years and it was exciting to be able to share some of my experiences with them," said Frank Brady. For more information on the Stanford University Center for Social Innovation, go to www.gsb.stanford.edu/csi/.
Medical Broadcasting Channel Update
We are excited to announce that MBC has increased its daily broadcast to 16 hours. This is quite an accomplishment and puts us only a short time away from our final goal of broadcasting medical educational video 24-hours per day over both satellite and Internet2. MBC's signal is sent via satellite and Internet2 to physicians and other allied healthcare workers in countries all over the world, effectively raising the level of medical knowledge in underserved communities. For more information on MBC and to view an up-to-date program schedule, go to www.mbc-tv.org.
Medical Missions for Children Featured on CBS News
We are excited to announce that MMC's Telemedicine Outreach Program (TOP) was recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning News. WCBS-TV feature reporter Morry Alter was on site to film a feature about Medical Missions for Children and the medical professionals who generously volunteer their time and expertise as part of TOP.
The CBS crew was able to tape footage of a Telemedicine Outreach videoconference between the National Institute of Pediatric and Adolescent Health in Yerevan, Armenia and doctors from St. Joseph's Children's Hospital here in Paterson, NJ. Specifically, the news piece features two sessions, one involving a young girl with a cardiac problem and another with a young boy thought to be suffering from cystic fibrosis.
This footage aired on Sunday, October 22, 2006 on WCBS-TV (Channel 2 on most broadcast systems in the NYC metro area) on the weekly segment called Morry's Stories. We'd like to thank to all who assisted, and we hope you enjoy the clip. Click here to view the segment.
Support MMC by Searching the Web
Now you can support Medical Missions for Children every time you perform an Internet search. By using GoodSearch.com in place of your favorite search engine, you will be directly supporting Medical Missions for Children. For every search conducted in our name, MMC will receive a donation. GoodSearch.com is powered by , so you'll get the same quality search results that you're used to. Help us spread the word by telling all of your family and friends about GoodSearch.com. The more people who use this site, the more money will go to those in need. When you first go to GoodSearch.com, simply type in Medical Missions for Children in the box labeled "I'm Supporting".
, so you'll get the same quality search results that you're used to. Help us spread the word by telling all of your family and friends about GoodSearch.com. The more people who use this site, the more money will go to those in need. When you first go to GoodSearch.com, simply type in Medical Missions for Children in the box labeled "I'm Supporting". 
