Thursday, October 22, 2009

Connie Milstein Supports Telemedicine with MMC


Medical Missions for Children is an organization whose goal is to “restore hope and health through technology.” Connie Milstein is one of the founders of this unique organization, and is on the board of trustees. Headquartered in St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson, New Jersey, MMC is an award winning charity which sends out its message in many distinct ways.
MMC includes among its programs:

1. Telemedicine Outreach Program (TOP): a distance-medicine network which operates in over 100 countries.

2. The Medical Broadcasting Channel (MBC): a global satellite and IP TV Network.

3. The Global Video Library of Medicine (GVLM)

4. Giggles Children’s Theater: a troupe whose motto is “laughter is the best medicine.”

5. Four Television Programs which are targeted for general audiences including Plain Talk, Tomorrow’s Medicine Today, Take Care and Encore Lifestyles.

Through these media and more, MMC hopes to improve the health and wellness of millions of people throughout the world each year.