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Medecins Sans Frontieres - http://www.msf.org/
An international medical and humanitarian aid organization. News, links to country sites, feature articles. (Also known as Doctors without Borders.) |
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Partners in Health - http://www.pih.org
Works to improve the health of poor communities in conjunction with other organizations. Has projects involving drugs for Tuberculosis and HIV. Partner projects are in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, and Boston. |
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International Medical Corps - http://www.imcworldwide.org
Global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training, relief and development programs. |
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Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines - http://www.accessmed-msf.org/
Advocating to lower the prices of existing medicines, to bring abandoned drugs back into production, and to stimulate research and development for diseases that primarily affect the poor. Includes reports and accomplishments. From MSF. |
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Operation Smile - http://www.operationsmile.org
Not-for-profit, volunteer medical services organization that provides reconstructive facial surgery to indigent children and young adults in 16 developing countries and in the United States. |
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International HIV/AIDS Alliance - http://www.aidsalliance.org/
A development organisation which works in developing countries to support their response to AIDS. |
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Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children - http://www.fimrc.org/
Raises operating and construction funds for pediatric hospitals and clinics. |
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Direct Relief International - http://www.directrelief.org/
US-based. Sends shipments of medical equipment and supplies worldwide to help the victims of civil unrest, natural disasters and chronic poverty. |
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The Fred Hollows Foundation - http://www.hollows.org/
Undertaking community-based work with blindness prevention organisations in Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Includes foundation history, details of projects, information on donating and volunteering, and list of regional contacts. |
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Doctors of the World, USA - http://www.dowusa.org/
International organization working to create sustainable medical programs to those in the greatest need in the US and abroad. Has current projects in Chiapas, Kosovo, Russia, South Africa, US, Vietnam. |
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MAP International - http://www.map.org/
Mission is to provide essential medicines, prevent and eradicate disease, and promote community health development. Includes program details and donation information. |
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Operation Eyesight Universal - http://www.operationeyesight.ca
Focuses on eye health in the developing world. Volunteer opportunities, Matching grant challenge for clubs and groups. |
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Interplast.org - http://www.interplast.org
Provides free reconstructive surgery in developing nations. |
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Center for International Cooperation in Health and Development (CCISD) - http://www.ccisd.org/
Nonprofit which specializes in designing and managing international health projects. Information on areas of expertise, past projects, and method of work. In English, French, and Spanish. |
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The Fistula Foundation - http://www.fistulafoundation.org/
Offering treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula through support of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, as well as programs across the country. Includes details of the hospital, and information about the fundraising and educational work of the organization. |
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Medicus Mundi International - http://www.medicusmundi.org/
An international organisation related to the World Health Organisation dealing with health care development. It actively supports the concept of primary and community-based health care. |
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Sankara Eye Foundation - http://www.giftofvision.org
US-based fundraising arm of Sankara Eye Society, working on prevention of blindness in India. Information on mission, past achievements, and how to donate. |
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Flying Doctors - http://www.flyingdocs.org/
California-based volunteer medical professionals and volunteers provide free health care to Mexico and Central American. Trip reports and volunteer opportunities. |
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Health Partners International of Canada - http://www.hpicanada.ca/
Distributes to developing countries medicines, medical supplies and vaccines donated by Canadian industry. In English and French. |
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International Medical Corps (IMC) UK - http://www.imcworldwide.org.uk/
Health care and training to save and rebuild lives. Emergency nutrition, water and sanitation services. Supports community participation and development. |
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The HealthCare Chaplaincy - http://www.healthcarechaplaincy.org
A multi-faith community of professionals dedicated to caring for persons in spirit, mind, and body. Committed to excellence and leadership in pastoral care, education, and research. |
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Give the Gift of Sight - http://www.givethegiftofsight.com/
A Luxottica Group Foundation providing free eye care and glasses to people in need in US communities and around the world. |
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Global Medical Relief Fund - http://www.globmed.org/
Facciliates travel, room and board for children and their guardian to the United States for medical and surgical care. |
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Doc to Dock - http://www.doctodock.com/
Collects unused medical supplies from United States hospitals and physicians, and ships them to hospitals and clinics developing countries. |
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Mercy Malaysia - http://www.mercy.org.my/
Volunteer relief organization providing medical and humanitarian services locally and abroad. Has information on activities, donation centres, news articles and newsletter subscription. |
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Minnesota International Health Volunteers - http://www.mihv.org
Mission is to improve community health by creating self-sustaining primary health care projects worldwide. Information on accomplishments, method of work, and how to get involved. |
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Andean Health & Development - http://www.andeanhealth.com
Working to build self-sustaining primary health care systems in rural Ecuador. Information on goals, history, and how to get involved. |
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Flying Samaritans at the University of California, Irvine - http://www.flyingsams.com
Student-run organization dedicated to providing free health care to Mexico through monthly clinic trips with physicians, dentists, and other volunteers. |
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http://www.lalmba.org - http://www.lalmba.org
Nonprofit organization active in several countries in Africa teaching individuals to care for their own health needs and providing primary medical care. |
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Operation Rainbow Canada - http://www.operationrainbowcanada.com
Registered Canadian non-profit organization which oversees volunteer surgical teams providing free reconstructive surgery to children in under-served countries with cleft lip and palate, and burn scars. |
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Urgenta Foundation - http://www.stichtingwerkgroepurgenta.nl/
Nonprofit organization which carries out medically based technical projects in Romanian hospitals aiming to bring hospitals' facilities up to a western level. Site contains project information. |
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MediSend International - http://www.medisend.org/
Collects surplus medical supplies and equipment in developed nations to be distributed to institutions in developing countries. |
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Dental Health International Nederland - http://www.dhin.nl
Provides oral health for deprived communities with a primary focus on prevention and education. |
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Project Vietnam - http://projectvietnam.net
American Academy of Pediatrics California Chapter 4 provides healthcare assistance, focusing on needy rural areas and children at risk. Includes trip application, reports from previous missions, and newsletter. |
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Aids Free Africa - http://www.aidsfreeafrica.org/
Community of professionals working to help Africans become self-sufficient in producing pharmaceuticals. |
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Medicine for Mali - http://www.medicineformali.org/
Organization that works to provide focused medical aid to a loving people in need of help in the country of Mali, West Africa. |
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http://www.dentaid.org/ - http://www.dentaid.org/
UK-based charitable organization that provides equipment, training, and oral health services to hospitals, clinics, and dentists in the developing world. |
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Refugee Relief International - http://www.refugeerelief.org/
The only medical relief organization providing aid in war zones that other relief agencies won't go to. |
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GMin - Global Minimum - http://www.gmin.org
A NGO providing long lasting insecticided bed nets to the people of Sierra Leone, Africa. |
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International Humanity - http://www.internationalhumanity.net/
Support for health-care and educational activities in developing countries. |
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A Leg To Stand On - http://www.altso.org
Helps children with disabilities in India by establishing orthopedic clinics, providing resources and training helping local doctors. Information on mission and recent work, with photos and online donations. |
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Bansang Hospital Appeal Charity - http://www.bansanghospitalappeal.com
Delivers medical and financial aid to needy people in a third world hospital in Gambia, West Africa. |
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Medical Aid for Palestine, Canada - http://mapcan.org/
An organization with a mission is to improve the health of Palestinians through humanitarian and development assistance, Site is in English and French. |
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Medical Expeditions International - http://www.medexinternational.org/
Organizes non-religious expeditions to provide medical care in developing countries. |
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Flying Doctors of America - http://www.fdoamerica.org
US based group supplying physicians, dentists, nurses, chiropractors, and non-medical support volunteers to care for people worldwide who otherwise would never receive professional medical care. |
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Promise of Health - http://www.promiseofhealth.org/
Homeopathic primary health care to poor families in Mexico’s Yucatán. Information in English and Spanish. |
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Rejoice Thailand - http://www.rejoicethailand.org
Medical outreach supporting people affected by HIV in Northern Thailand. Financial aid for education and medical services. |
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Doctors Worldwide - http://www.doctorsworldwide.org
UK-based charity working on emergency medical relief, extended medical relief and medical rehabilitation and medical education. Photos and information on projects, with how to donate or volunteer. |
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Canvasback Missions, Inc - http://www.canvasback.org/
Arranges housing, transportation, supplies and major equipment for medical and dental volunteers serving the Pacific Islands. |
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Health for Humanity - http://www.h4h.ca
A Western Canada based volunteer organization providing quality medical care and equipment for the poor of Guatemala. Information on past trips, planned programs, fundraising, and organization leadership. |
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Friends of Good Samaritan - http://www.friendsgoodsamaritan.org
A non-profit, volunteer, group of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, and registered nurses dedicated to providing surgical services to the needy in Haiti. Information on projects, facilities, and past trips. |
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The Guinea Development Foundation - http://www.guineadev.org
US-based nonprofit organization seeking to improve the Republic of Guinea's preventative, primary and emergency health care services. Gives analysis of current conditions, program goals, and information on foundation administration. |
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The Work Of World Medical Fund - http://worldmedicalfund.org
Key elements in Africa include medical care to children in the villages of Malawi, caring for the war orphans of the DRC, providing ARVs for children with AIDS and delivering a program targeting a reduction in the incidence of transmission of the HIV virus from mother to child. |
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Aid Walungu - http://www.aidwalungu.org
Assists South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, to improve their health and nutrition and to access better medical care and training. Program descriptions, photos of facilities, and how to donate or volunteer. In English, French, and Dutch. |
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The Shanthimalai Research and Development Trust - http://www.shanthimalai.org/
A German organisation offering support, mainly medical and educational, of poor people in the Tiruvannamalai area of South India. |