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- We send doctors to Africa to train African colleagues to teach medical student more skills.
  
  When CNIS Started 1 in 13 women in Sub Saharan Africa died a maternal death
  
  CNIS with your support we will drop this number down to Zero
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- We teach life saving skills to Africans; We teach kids conflict resolution to lower injury rates in the future; We build labs; we send books and information. BUT most of all we empower the African people by giving them the tools and training to save themselves.
  
  Injury Kills More People Than HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Combined
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- Every year, 500,000 Women Die a Maternal Death. More Than Half are from Sub-Saharan Africa.
  
  Most common injury death for children under 5 in Africa is BURNS.
  
  CNIS Train the Trainer approach allows us to give life-saving skills to remote villages where it can take maximum effect. 13 reasons to support us
- 13 reasons to support us
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13 REASONS TO SUPPORT CNIS

CNIS addresses injury, a larger global killer than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. In fact, 13% of deaths in Africa result from injury.
ONE in THIRTEEN women in Sub Saharan Africa die a maternal death
Donations go to teaching, the greatest assets one can give
CNIS is a unique Canadian teaching initiative
Your donation won’t disappear in administration fees. CNIS operating costs are less than 12% of our annual budget
CNIS is a carbon neutral organization
Every donation to CNIS is matched by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
CNIS courses are taught by volunteer Canadian surgeons
CNIS works by training trainers – teaching African surgeons, who then teach African medical students
CNIS operates on the principles of respect, dialogue and mentoring
Your donation to CNIS is accounted for every step of the way
In soon 16 years, CNIS has grown from an organization of three Canadians into the world’s largest organization for international surgery
CNIS has trained close to 20,000 surgeons and medical students, offering them valuable skills to help millions of Africans each year