The mission of the Medical Knowledge Institute (MKI) is to empower healthcare providers in developing and transitional countries to disseminate programs which are aimed at improving the quality of life, through healthcare education and healthcare information. MKI acts from the premise that healthcare is a human right.
The goal of MKI is to offer a platform for the development of high quality programmes with the support of its international faculty and meeting the healthcare development goals of developing and transitional countries.
MKI also serves as the hub of the MKI Global Network, a group of autonomous foundations and organizations around the world, implementing a range of initiatives which aim it is to promote and improve the quality of healthcare as a human right.
The Medical Knowledge Institute is based in the Netherlands, and founded by Dr. Harold E. Robles, Founder and President Emeritus of the Albert Schweitzer Institute for the Humanities, and Dr. Peter J. Bittel, Chairman and CEO of The Futures Health Group. MKI depends on funds raised from governments, business corporations, foundations and individuals.