Absence of charge and excellence of treatment are the foundations of the model of healthcare that the members of the ANME intend to build within their countries.
Absence of charge is a fundamental prerequisite so that everyone can have prompt access to the treatment they need. Excellence guarantees high clinical standards of each intervention and promotes the training of qualified medical personnel, together with the development of scientific research and local health systems.

In February 2010 EMERGENCY and the Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan organized a Regional Meeting of the representatives of the countries composing the ANME in Khartoum. On that occasion they launched a joint appeal to the international community:

We, Ministers of Health and representatives of the Health Authorities of: Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, attending the first Annual Conference of the African Network of Medical Excellence, jointly organized in Khartoum, Sudan, by the National Ministry of Health of Sudan and the international NGO EMERGENCY,

Reaffirming the principle that health care is a basic right of every individual, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Recalling the principles of Equality, Quality and Social responsibility stated in the Manifesto for a Human Rights Based Medicine, calling for the delivery of high quality and free of charge health care for all;
Acknowledging the urgent need of establishing centres of excellence in Africa to provide high standards of medical treatment through secondary and tertiary facilities, thus strenghtening disease prevention and primary health care delivery;
Considering the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, established by EMERGENCY in cooperation with MOH of Sudan in Khartoum, as a replicable model in all our countries to provide qualified care to our citizens and proper training to medical and non medical professionals;
We commit to improve regional cooperation by establishing the African Network of Medical Excellence (ANME) in different medical specialities in order to strenghten our Health Systems at national and regional level.
We jointly appeal to the international donors community to support us and contribute to the successful implementation of this innovative multi-disciplinary project by providing human and financial resources.

On behalf of the Ministries of Health of:

Central African Republic H.E. Nalke Dorogo André
Chad H.E. Hissein Djidda Khours
Democratic Republic of Congo Dr. Lokadi Opeda Pierre
Djibouti H.E. Abdallah Abdillahi Miguil
Egypt Dr. Mamdouh Ali Mohammed
Eritrea Dr. Ghirmay Tesfasellasie
Ethiopia H.E. Kebede Worku
Somalia H.E. Mohammed Haga
Sudan H.E. Tabita Botros Shokai
Southd Sudan Dr. Majok Yak Majok
Uganda H.E. Stephen O. Malinga