Who we are
German Doctors - our name says it all. We send doctors on voluntary six-week missions to medically underserved areas, mainly in countries of the global south - Kenya, India, Bangladesh, Sierra Leone and the Philippines. In the slums of megacities, in rural areas of poverty, in refugee camps and on a civilian sea rescue ship, we provide basic medical care to people in extreme need. We also train local health workers to improve the limited health services available. Since the organisation was founded in 1983, more than 3,500 German doctors have carried out around 7,700 missions in 13 different countries. This equates to around 13 million patient contacts!
