Our Values

Our Values

Our values

Our goal is to help the most unprivileged population to access quality health care. Humanitarian programs are implemented in countries and areas in durable crisis. Our action is apolitical, impartial and without proselitism.

Our privilegied mean of intervention is the training and accompaniment of local health, this activity is done in addition of medication and medical materials donations, of direct intervention of expatriate doctors and nurses working with local staff, of rehabilitation deficient sanitary strucutres, in order to encourage and promote the assumption of responsibility of the system of health by the individuals directly concerned with its operation. Today the crisis are more complicated than 25 years ago, the power of media supports the emergence of more pernicious and less detectable means. Surgical strikes, embargos, militia organizations and psychological terror have replaced open and easily identificable conflicts.

It is a matter of rethinking the humanitarian act to not only meet the vital needs, but also all other essential needs in respect of human dignity of civilian populations vitims of war and conflicts. This is the reason why AMI engages itself to diversify its actions in many fields like education, justice, information and national reconciliation beyond its medical approach.

AMI demands the participation of the population, of he local authorities, villagers, women’s groups, notable people, teachers, to contribute to the implemention of the programs. The intervention of the community can take many aspects, advise and exchange of information and practices, contributaion of the workforce during rehabilitation work, organization of health education sessions, contribution to the working cost of the health system by means of activities having income...