Nine commitments that protect patients, donors and independence.
These safeguards apply to everyone who works with AAM — staff, board members, medical reviewers, donors and partners.
Equal treatment
No discrimination based on:
- Nationality
- Geographic location
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Gender
- Disability
- Social background
- Financial background
Independent medical committee
Medical eligibility and treatment assessments are overseen by qualified professionals independent of donor and commercial interests.
- The committee reviews eligibility standards and advises on complex cases
- It monitors medical evidence and evaluates treatment pathways
- It does not replace the treating physician
Financial transparency
All funding decisions and allocations are documented and subject to appropriate financial controls.
- Documented financial commitments for every approved pathway
- Payment controls and monitoring
- Payments made, whenever possible, directly to verified institutions
- Annual financial transparency reports
Conflict-of-interest policy
Staff, board members, medical reviewers and partners must disclose relevant conflicts of interest.
- Conflicts are declared before decisions are taken
- Commercial conflicts are disclosed and managed
- Decisions of the Patient Assistance Committee are documented
Confidentiality & data protection
Medical and financial information is handled confidentially and according to applicable data-protection requirements.
- Patient files created only with consent
- Volunteers have no access to sensitive information without authorization and training
- Impact evaluation uses aggregated and anonymized information
Appeal procedure
Applicants must have access to a fair process for contesting decisions.
- Every decision is documented and explained
- Applicants are informed how to appeal
Anti-fraud controls
Applications, medical documentation, financial claims and service providers are subject to appropriate verification.
- Verification of medical documentation and financial claims
- Verification of institutions before any payment
- Payment to verified institutions rather than unrestricted transfers to individuals
Donor independence
Donors may support defined programs or medical domains but cannot purchase the right to select individual beneficiaries or override independent eligibility decisions.
- Corporate contributions never determine medical eligibility or treatment recommendations
- Research partnerships must not compromise patient independence
- Patients are never treated as sources of commercial benefit
External audits
AAM intends to implement independent financial and operational audits.
- Audit results are part of the financial indicators AAM reports
What AAM commits to publish
- Annual impact reports
- Financial transparency reports
- Institutional partnership announcements
- Aggregated patient outcome reporting
- Medical access awareness campaigns
- Educational content about specialized medicine
- Public updates on funded programs
A line AAM will not cross
Patient stories may be shared only with informed consent and appropriate privacy safeguards. AAM must never exploit patient suffering for fundraising or publicity.
See who is responsible for what
The structure behind these commitments.