STACC was established in 1992 by staff at the University of Glasgow with the mission of supporting clinics in sub-Saharan Africa to deliver primary health care to children in some of the poorest parts of the continent. Over the years since 1992, over 1.6 million African children have received treatments due to the generosity of our donors and supporters, and we have been able to support the work of clinics in Ghana, Kenya Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda.  Read more about our history.

STACC adheres to the following principles and values: 

• A commitment to transferring to the clinics over 90 pence in every pound raised 
• All clinical and managerial decisions are taken locally by the clinics themselves, not by the STACC Board in Scotland 
• All treatment and medication is free of charge at the point of delivery 
• Our focus is on communities in sub-Saharan Africa which would otherwise have limited or no access at all to primary health care facilities 
• The Directors of STACC carry out their work on a purely voluntary basis and receive no payments or expenses themselves 
• Supported clinics should commit to using only bona fide medicines in their treatments
• Supported clinics should commit to having in place clear policies relating to equality and diversity procedures and to safeguarding

Honorary President

David Crompton OBE ScD FRSE FRSB

Honorary Vice Presidents

Sir Kenneth Calman KCB DL MD PhD FRCP FRCS FRSE
Rt Hon. Lady Hazel Cosgrove CBE LLD
Jean Diggle RGN MSc SCPHN(OH)
Mary H Hodges MB BS MRCP Hon DSc (Glasgow)

Patrick Holden MA PhD FCG
Fiona M M Nicolson MA LLB NP
Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Tankerness PC QC MA LLB