CORE Group

CORE Group emerged organically, in 1997, when a group of health professionals from non-governmental development organizations saw the value of sharing knowledge and ideas about how to best help children survive.

Governments worldwide are committing resources and political will to achieving Millennium Development Goals that call for reducing child deaths by two-thirds and maternal deaths by three-fourths between 1990 and 2015. CORE Group is part of the force that is making these targets a reality through its community-focused health programs with its member organizations and partners.

CORE Group works to fulfill that vision by working with its 170+ Member and Associate organizations and network of partners to generate collaborative action and learning to improve and expand community-focused public health practices for underserved populations around the world. We give particular emphasis to women of reproductive age and children under five because they are the most vulnerable to death and illness from poverty and disease.