OUR VISION
That all children living with chronic health conditions in resource poor settings of the world will enjoy a quality of life on par with that of their neighbours' children in wealthier countries.
OUR MISSION
To maximise the quality of life for children and their families who are living with chronic health conditions in resource-poor settings of the world.
OUR COMMITMENTS
CLAN is committed to environmental sustainability and improved environmental outcomes in their development and humanitarian initiatives.
CLAN is committed to the principles of community development and comprehensive primary health care. We identify children (and their families) who are living with the same chronic, long-term health conditions as members of a distinct, non-geographically based community. Identification of, and consultation with these communities enables CLAN and other partners to work together with individuals and families living day-to-day with chronic health conditions in resource-poor settings, to collectively determine the most appropriate actions for change.
We are committed to long-term, sustainable solutions, and believe the only way to achieve this is through collaborative, multi-sectoral efforts to effect change for the children. Partnerships with like-minded organisations, compassionate business leaders and philanthropists are essential. We also recognise the necessity of healthy public policy and involvement of ministries of health and other government departments in determining the most appropriate ways to help children and their families, so that essential health needs and the broader social determinants of health are met. It is beyond the scope of health alone to solve the problems facing children living with chronic health conditions in resource-poor settings.
But it's not just professionals and officials who can make a difference - by uniting people living with the same chronic health conditions around the world as one large "human family" huge economies of scale can be achieved. Families in rich and poor nations can come together, and work in partnership to effect change. Experiences, resources and a determined vision for a better life for the children can all be shared to empower great change.
Working together, it is possible to effect change on a global scale for children with chronic health conditions. And it is vital that we all strive for this, because the children and families themselves are virtually powerless to effect change without the help of their neighbours, friends and concerned global citizens.
We are committed to long-term, sustainable solutions, and believe the only way to achieve this is through collaborative, multi-sectoral efforts to effect change for the children. Partnerships with like-minded organisations, compassionate business leaders and philanthropists are essential. We also recognise the necessity of healthy public policy and involvement of ministries of health and other government departments in determining the most appropriate ways to help children and their families, so that essential health needs and the broader social determinants of health are met. It is beyond the scope of health alone to solve the problems facing children living with chronic health conditions in resource-poor settings.
But it's not just professionals and officials who can make a difference - by uniting people living with the same chronic health conditions around the world as one large "human family" huge economies of scale can be achieved. Families in rich and poor nations can come together, and work in partnership to effect change. Experiences, resources and a determined vision for a better life for the children can all be shared to empower great change.
Working together, it is possible to effect change on a global scale for children with chronic health conditions. And it is vital that we all strive for this, because the children and families themselves are virtually powerless to effect change without the help of their neighbours, friends and concerned global citizens.
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