Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Globally, more than two billion people lack access to medicines and health supplies. In Africa alone, one in five children die before their fifth birthday from a treatable disease, one easily cured if basic medicine was available. Statistics: • Nearly 1.6 million children will die this year for the lack of simple antibiotics that are used to treat acute respiratory infections. • More than 525,000 children under the age of five will die from diarrhea, easily treated with Oral Rehydration Therapy. Millions of people living in countries decimated by war, poverty, or natural disaster do not have access to even the most basic medical supplies such as antibiotics, pain relievers, sterile bandages, sutures, or surgical gloves for remote hospitals. This is why MAP International exists: to provide life-changing medicines to people in need around the world. MAP serves all people, regardless of religion, gender, race, nationality, or ethnic background.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Provision of Medicines and Health Supplies
MAP International is a global health organization providing medicines and health supplies to millions of people for over 67 years. Impacting millions of people in nearly 100 countries, MAP International has been on a mission to bring life-changing medicines and hope to a world desperately in need of both. In times of disaster and disease, MAP works tirelessly to alleviate suffering and bring health to some of the world’s poorest, most vulnerable people – regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic background.
Consistently ranked as one of the top charities in America, MAP International is dedicated to financial transparency, sound stewardship and fiscal practices and, above all, accountability.
Disaster Relief
In times of disaster, MAP provides critical medical relief and aid to people affected by a crisis. MAP distributes vital medicines and health supplies globally through trusted partners immediately following a disaster to help those with critical health needs. MAP also provides Disaster Health Kits which contain essential hygiene items to help prevent the spread of disease and illness. They include donated and purchased healthcare products.
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Relief
MAP International is responding to urgent requests from relief partners, hospitals, and government agencies all across the United States and other countries abroad for critically needed personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, coveralls, and personal cleansing wipes.
MAP has been responding to this global health crisis since the initial outbreak. As the pandemic worsened, our response expanded. Our domestic shipments have gone to support hospitals, clinics, hospices, nursing homes, in-home healthcare workers, HIV patients, special-needs patients, homeless populations, students and first responders across the country.
Two billion people in some of the world’s poorest countries lack access to even the most basic medicines, as well as personal hygiene products such as soap that can help slow the spread of the virus. In places where healthcare is already non-existent, not having access to things like soap can be deadly in a pandemic.
Where we work
Accreditations
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance 2021
Affiliations & memberships
Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability - Member 1979
Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD) - Member 1996
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of disasters or humanitarian crises MAP has responded to
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Women and girls, Men and boys
Related Program
Disaster Relief
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of major global disasters or humanitarian crises that MAP responded to worldwide. MAP provided medicines, health supplies, and our signature Disaster Health Kits to people affected by disaster
Volume of medicines and health supplies distributed around the world
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Women and girls, Men and boys
Related Program
Provision of Medicines and Health Supplies
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
MAP measures volume of medicines and health supplies provided in cubic feet. 50 cubic feet equals 1 pallet.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
MAP International provides medicines and health supplies to help people living in conditions of poverty overcome illness and disease. For every dollar contributed, MAP International provides more than $105 in donated medicines and health supplies to people in need.
With more than 2 billion people lacking access to essential medicines and health supplies, MAP International seeks to double the amount of medicines and health supplies shipped around the world over the next five years in order to close the gap on behalf of people who lack access to the healthcare they so desperately need.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1) Become the best of class in the supply chain management of medicines and supplies by working collaboratively with implementing partners to provide safe, life-saving medicines to those in need around the world.
2) Strengthen ties with pharmaceutical supply partners and existing implementing partners. Develop relationships with new domestic and international distribution partners in order to reach more beneficiaries worldwide.
3) Expand services within the United States to address the growing gap between people unable to afford medicine and health supplies. MAP will partner with community health centers and free clinics in a domestic medicine program to improve access to life-changing medicine for people with asthma, hypertension, Type I & II diabetes and high cholesterol.
4) Expand its service offer to assist people in times of disaster. MAP International has provided critical medical relief and aid to families affected by the disaster for more than 64 years.
To improve its response time, MAP is strategically pre-positioning its signature Disaster Health Kits (DHK) with key partners for immediate placement during natural disasters. MAP is also staging International Emergency Health Kits (IEHK) within its Global Medicines Distribution Center located in Brunswick, Georgia to allow for rapid deployment with large-scale disaster events.
MAP will further strengthen strategic alliances with implementing partners who focus solely on responding to disasters worldwide.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
MAP's capabilities for meeting its goals are:
1) MAP International's Global Medicines Distribution Center features 40,000 square feet of storage space for pharmaceutical products and health supplies. Standing more than 30 feet tall, the distribution center houses 3,400 pallets of medicines and medical supplies ready to be shipped globally. Additionally, the distribution center houses expertly monitored 900 cubic feet of cold storage facilities as a component of MAP International's cold chain capacities for vaccines and other medical provisions.
2) For disaster relief, MAP works with over 60 domestic and international partners to ensure medicines and health supplies to support the needs of people in need. Our team often deploys early to disaster situations on the ground or works remotely through trusted partners in affected areas to help communities save lives and restore health.
3) Since 1954, MAP International has secured critically needed medicines and health supplies for people in need. We work with global pharmaceutical companies to ensure medicines are readily available when needed. Other corporations provide additional resources to ensure MAP can continue to serve people worldwide in 86 countries.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
1) MAP International successfully deployed its signature Disaster Health Kits (DHKs) to serve families living in shelters following the evacuation of their communities as well as people displaced by disasters. The successful development of MAP's Disaster Health Kits will enable MAP to reach thousands of people in need following devastating events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, or civil war.
In 2020, MAP distributed 42,624 DHKs to help treat injured and displaced people after a disaster. In addition, over 4,000,000 people received lifesaving medicines and personal protective equipment to fight COVID-19.
2) MAP launched its Domestic Medicines Program (DMP) in April 2018 to provide vital medicines to under-insured and uninsured residents of the US. Now MAP's DMP has grown to support 29 healthcare facilities across Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Illinois. In 2021, 3,095 people were provided with ongoing access to essential chronic disease management.
3) MAP initiated its Pediatric Antibiotics program to reach more children in need globally with life-saving antibiotics. The growth of this program will continue in 2019. In 2021, 35,000 children were treated with a full course of antibiotics in 38 countries. MAP International is continuing to grow this program with emphasis on increasing reach in Africa.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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MAP International
Board of directorsas of 11/05/2021
Mr. Jim Barfoot
Troutlodge Inc.
Term: 2017 -
Steve Stirling
MAP International
Mark Bell
Diversified Trust
Cynthia Blandford
The Republic of Liberia
Alan Craig
Centers for Disease Control
Marc Hungerford
Mercy Medical Center
Pete Limeri
PRGX Global
Mary Lindholm
Banks & Holding Company
Rich Reynolds
Microsoft Corp
John Reid
Fairfield Theatre Company
Bob Rowan
Jacuzzi Brands Corporation
James Sirleaf
Midtown Medical Center
Phillip Street
King & Spaulding LLP
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.