LifeMatters International
Medical mission projects designed to sustainably improve maternal health in the Philippines
Our team
We are healthcare and allied professionals passionate about equitable access to care across the globe. We consider it our duty to share expertise in healthcare delivery with partners in need and to do so responsibly. While mission experiences may provide many enrichments in various ways, our partners’ sustained success is our main reward.
Our mission
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Decrease the number of women dying during pregnancy (maternal mortality)
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Strengthen mothers’ healthcare stakeholder role
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Build local capacity for sustained quality care
Our philosophy
We believe in
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Mothers
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Physician extenders
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Social and cultural sensitivity
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Knowledge transfer in partnership
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“Training trainers”
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Outcomes and the importance of data
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Sustainability without dependency
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Maximum impact with minimum overhead
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UN Sustainable Development Goals for Health
Our medical missions
For each target location in the Philippines, our missions are conducted several times per year over a total period of two years, each mission lasting one to two weeks. They are carefully designed to seamlessly integrate into local conditions at the target site for maximum impact and sustained quality care beyond the 2-year period.
