EMMS International
EMMS International is a modern non-governmental organisation (NGO) that improves healthcare in countries around the world from its base in the UK. Starting as Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society (EMMS) in 1841, it initially promoted medical missions through lectures and publications, and later supported training for medical missionaries to work overseas to improve healthcare, including practical training in providing healthcare to the disadvantaged in Edinburgh’s Cowgate. These missionaries worked worldwide, mainly in the Middle East, China, India and Africa, where they trained colleagues and constructed dispensaries and hospitals.