Project Hope

Countries

  • Egypt, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa Tanzania
  • Domican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru
  • China
  • Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  • India, Indonesia, Nepal Philippines
  • United Arab Emirates

Types of Opportunities

Project C.U.R.E

Countries

  • 2017 Clinic Trips - Panama, Haiti, Suriname, Ghana, Paraguay, Peru
  • 2018 Clinic Trips - Panama, Haiti, India

Types of Opportunities

  • Pediatrics, women's health, rheumatology, family practice, and generalists 

Expected Costs

  • Vary based on location
  • Cover all in-country expenses, including ldoging, meals, transportation, and medical supplies for the trip

Language

  • No requirements

Primeros Pasos

Countries

  • Guatemala

Types of Opportunities

  • Medical and dental clinics
  • Development research
  • Children's Health Educator
  • Nutritional Recuperation Facilitator

Costs

  • $300; excludes airfare

Language

  • Advanced Spanish required for medical positions
  • Conversational Spanish required for non-health professional positions

Physicians for Peace

Countries

  • Colombia
  • Costa Rice, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua
  • Malawi
  • Philippines

Types of Opportunities

  • International Medical Educators: medical and health professionals that share clinical knowledge and work to train local professionals

Expected Costs

  • Variable depending on country, trip duration 

Language

  • No requirement

Operation Smile

Countries

  • Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti, Dominican Republic
  • Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil
  • Morocco, Ghana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Madagascar, South Africa
  • Italy, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Sweden
  • Jordan, United Arab Emirates
  • China, South Korea, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines
  • Australia

Types of Opportunities

Operation Rainbow

Countries

  • Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador
  • Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Guatemala
  • Philippines

Types of Opportunities

  • Surgeons, pediatricians, nurses, anesthesiologists, technicians, and other health professionals

Expected Costs

  • Vary based on mission, location, and duration of time

Language

  • No requirements 

Mountain Medics International (MMI)

Countries

  • Peru

Types of Opportunities

  • Volunteers participate in medical treks with a team that includes local health providers. The treks involve backpacking and camping, while setting up free mobile clinics in remote areas throughout the journey.

Expected Costs

  • Average $2500 for all trip and trek-related expenses; does not include airfare

Language

  • No requirements

Medical Missions Kenya (MMK)

Countries Served

  • Kenya

Types of Opportunities

  • Volunteers work to directly provide health care services, public health education, disease prevention information, medical health screenings, HIV testing, education and training for local health workers, and hunger relief programs

Expected Costs

  • 3,000 - this includes airfare, accommodations, ground transportation, and medical supplies 

Language

  • No requirements