A CBB Canada health worker treating a patient at a medical camp
Why Medical Care

Half the world still goes without basic health care.

A CBB Canada health worker checking an elderly patient's blood pressure at a medical camp

4.5B

people lack essential health care

1 in 2

people go without basic care

In the places we work, the nearest clinic can be hours of rough road away. Sometimes there isn't one at all. War, displacement and poverty have left millions with no doctor to see, no medicine they can afford, and nowhere safe to give birth. An illness you'd shrug off in Canada can kill a child where no one is there to treat it.

We work alongside local doctors, nurses and midwives. Together we keep clinics stocked and open, send mobile health camps out to remote villages and displacement camps, and pay for the surgeries and maternal care that families could never cover on their own.

Care close to home is care that arrives in time. An infection treated. A baby born safely. A child immunised. None of it makes the news, but for that one family it changes everything.

Whoever saves one life, it is as if they have saved all of humanity.
A shared principle of mercy
Giving Levels

Pick how you'll put care within reach.

Every level is fully tax-receipted in Canada. Give once, or give monthly to keep clinic doors open all year.

Circumcision for a Child

$150

Circumcision for a Child

A safe, sterile circumcision for one child, carried out by trained medical staff with proper aftercare. A simple procedure that protects his health for years to come.

Donate $150
Treatment SupportMost chosen

$500

Treatment Support

Medicines, tests and the follow-up care a patient has been going without. Often the difference between just coping and actually getting better.

Donate $500
Medical Camp (200 Patients)

$1,000

Medical Camp (200 Patients)

Fund a full mobile camp that treats around 200 patients in a day — consultations, diagnosis and medicine, brought to a community with no clinic of its own.

Donate $1,000
Major Surgery Support

$2,000

Major Surgery Support

Help cover a major, life-changing operation for someone who could never afford it alone. For a whole family, it's the gift that gives them their person back.

Donate $2,000
How it works

From the first symptom to a full recovery.

Handing out medicine isn't the whole job. Our four steps bring care to people and make sure it stays.

  1. Step 01

    Reach

    Mobile teams head out to remote villages and displacement camps where there is no clinic.

  2. Step 02

    Diagnose

    Local doctors and nurses examine, test, and work out what each patient really needs.

  3. Step 03

    Treat

    Patients get medicine, maternal care or surgery, and the family pays nothing.

  4. Step 04

    Sustain

    We keep clinics stocked and staff trained so care carries on long after we leave.

Common Questions

Questions we hear a lot.

Who actually provides the medical care?
The care comes from qualified local doctors, nurses and midwives who know the community and speak the language. Going through trusted local teams makes treatment faster, more appropriate, and easier to keep going.
What happens if a case is too serious for a clinic?
Camps and clinics handle most of what comes through the door. When a case is more complex, our teams refer the patient on and, where the funding allows, help cover transport and treatment at a partner hospital.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. CBB Canada is a registered Canadian charity and issues official tax receipts for eligible donations made in Canada.
Can I give in memory of a loved one?
Of course. Funding medical care is a lasting way to honour someone. Just add a dedication at checkout and we'll include it in your impact report.
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Humanity Knows No Borders

A little goes a long way.

Your gift becomes clean water, a meal, a classroom. Join thousands of people helping families get back on their feet, wherever the need is greatest.