Achieving Sustainable Advances in Healthcare

Physicians for Peace was founded in 1989, dedicated to the ideal that healthcare in the developing world can best be improved by providing training and education to health care professionals in those countries. When we send one volunteer medical professional overseas, that person trains many of their peers in-country, who will later heal thousands or tens of thousands of patients in the world’s most underserved populations.

By focusing on long-term, sustainable, replicable medical education and training, we send teams of medical volunteers — including physicians, dentists, nurses, physical therapists, physician assistants and other healthcare professionals — to places where their teaching and healing skills are needed most. Since its inception, Physicians for Peace has made hundreds of trips to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and beyond, changing the lives of countless thousands of people along the way.

The programs, missions and volunteers of Physicians for Peace transform the lives of countless thousands of patients in some of the neediest regions of the world. But we can only carry out this work with your support. Your gifts of time, materials and funding are what allow us to continue providing critical care and education in the developing world. We thank you for that support.

Core Purpose | Core Values

Core Purpose:
Physicians for Peace transforms lives by training, supporting and empowering healthcare professionals working with the world’s underserved populations.

Core Values:

 We believe

The attainment of health is a basic need that transcends race, religion, politics and geography.

• We improve basic healthcare. This is our bedrock, the foundation of Physicians for Peace.
• We focus on health because without it, individuals and communities cannot move out of poverty.

Education leads to empowerment.

• We provide people with the tools to help themselves and their communities.
• We embrace the capacity building effect of education. Rather than healing just one person at a time, we teach others, so they in turn can heal many.

Collaboration makes our work possible.

• Through unique partnerships, Physicians for Peace mobilizes teams that respond to identified needs with expertise and flexibility.
• We partner with like-minded organizations to increase efficiency and promote lasting and meaningful solutions.

Respect anchors every successful relationship.

• We coordinate with our partners to ensure that programs and resources align with needs.In every interaction, we promote consideration and dignity, valuing diverse traditions, cultures and backgrounds.

Ethical behavior is at the center of our programs and operations.

• Volunteers, partners and donors have the right to know how we invest and build upon their generous gifts of time and money.
• We understand the need for transparent operations and endeavor to provide timely updates on our programs and financial health through clear communications.