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Commonwealth Medical Trust

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Education Human Rights Population Statistics Women/gender Equality Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Women and health Population: International migration Population growth Reproduction, family formation and the status of women Statistics: Development indicators Household Statistics Sustainable Development: Education Gender equality Health Indicators
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Uganda Pakistan
Millennium Development Goals:	Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	Commat’s work is focused upon the promotion of health, the prevention of disease and disability and the advancement of human rights and medical ethics, particularly for the poor and other marginalized groups in Commonwealth and other developing countries, and with special reference to the role that can be played by medical associations. Commat’s work is focussed on • PROMOTION of health • PREVENTION of disease and disability • ADVANCEMENT of human rights and medical ethics for poor, vulnerable and marginalized groups in Commonwealth and other developing countries through medical associations, other health professional associations and other concerned groups. Commat’s areas of work for 2002-2005 are in conformity with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), particularly those to • halt the spread of HIV/AIDS; • reduce by three-quarters the maternal mortality ratio (of 1990); and • reduce by two-thirds the mortality ratio of among children under five. They include: • sexual and reproductive health and rights; o rights-based approach to sexual and reproductive health o assessing the impact of sector wide approaches on sexual and reproductive health o reproductive health commodities security • HIV/AIDS; • Right to health including medical ethics o resource manual on the right to health o right to health website calendar All activities should, as appropriate, make special reference to women’s and adolescent health and encourage advocacy by medical associations of the various goals Commat is committed to upholding Commonwealth values, and their promotion through activities as set out in the programme above.
Year established:	1995
Year of registration:	1995
Organizational structure:	The Commonwealth Medical Trust (Commat) is a charity no 1054835 in England and Wales. It is governed by its Articles of Association 29 October 1995 and a Supplemental Deed of 30 April 2003. Commat elects its own trustees. Out of a possible total number of eight trustees, there are at this time a total of five, one of whom is resident in the United Kingdom and the other four live in Malaysia, Canada, Peru and Uganda respectively. All but one of the current trustees are medically qualified and all have been nominated for their expertise in the areas in which Commat works. Training for new trustees is provided by Commat staff and at meetings of the trustees. Particular attention is paid to Commat’s activities that are undertaken in the various areas of sexual and reproductive health, medical ethics and the right to health. Trustees are encouraged to participate in external events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their roles. The trustees administer the charity. They meet by email and are responsible for board development, membership, finance and audit. The director is appointed by the trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity. To facilitate effective operations, the director has delegated authority, within terms of delegation approved by the trustees, for operational matters including finance, employment and project related activity. Commat works mainly with inter-governmental organizations such as the United Nations Population Fund, the World Health Organization and the Commonwealth Secretariat. It also collaborates with other charities and organizations working on related issues in the UK, Europe and Commonwealth developing countries.
Number and type of members:	Commat has one member organisation, Commonwealth Health Initiatives in Uganda. It works with a wide range of other international, regional and national organisations. It has five Trustees
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Health in Post-2015 Coalition, NGO Major Group, Women's Major Group, EuroNGOs, UK Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Network
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Donations and grants from domestic sources

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