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)