We teach one doctor. One nurse.
Together we save lives and heal communities.
That's the power of
teach one. heal many.
OUR APPROACH
We train and mentor healthcare workers in under-resourced communities, to expand their skillsets and surgical knowledge base.
teach one. heal many.
what we do
We restore and save lives.
We build healthier communities.
We promote lasting solutions.
By providing medical education,
local healthcare professionals receive
the training they need to treat patients
in their own communities
and spread their knowledge
among their peers.
whY WE DO IT
Physicians for Peace works to help partner countries achieve the World Health Organization’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
With partners’ health priorities and needs for medical education as our starting point, Physicians for Peace contributes medical expertise,
combined with compassion, commitment and cultural competency to advance:
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SDG 1 (No Poverty),
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SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being),
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SDG 4 (Quality Education),
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SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth),
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SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure),
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SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities),
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SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions)
OUR PROGRAMS
Burn Surgery Training
Latin America
Because burns are lifetime injuries, requiring dedicated medical care for years, PFP provides training and mentorship to an array of healthcare providers including surgeons, nurses, therapists and psychologists.
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Essential Surgery Training
Malawi
To combat Malawi’s staggering deficit of surgeons, we train local surgical registrars (residents), interns and clinical officers at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, and throughout the District Hospitals in southern Malawi.
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Pediatric Surgery and
Intensive Care Training
Malawi
We train and support the new cadre of pediatric critical care nurses and support staff at the first pediatric ICU in Malawi, the Mercy James Centre for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care.
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Urology Reconstructive Surgery Training
Dominican Republic
Our training focuses on reconstructive urology in a country with only 2 urologists per 100,000 people, and no genitourinary reconstructive surgeons.
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