Doctors of the World UK

Doctors of the World UK We go where healthcare isn't. Refugee camps. Emergency zones. UK clinics. From our adviceline to programmes in more than 80 countries. Healthcare is a human right.

We make sure people get it. Doctors of the World UK is the UK chapter of the global Médecins du Monde network, an international human rights organisation made up of 17 chapters around the world working on both domestic and international health projects. Doctors of the World serves more than 7.25 million people, through 400 programs in over 70 countries thanks to 4,600 staff and 6,300 volunteers. Founded in 1998, Doctors of the World UK provides emergency and long-term medical care to vulnerable people - wherever they are. We strengthen people’s access to quality medical services, and fight for universal access to healthcare by advocating for sound evidence-based public health policy.

09/10/2026

Aid is still blocked. The need is overwhelming. The UK must act for Palestine.

In the Gaza Strip, our medical teams carry out 10,000 appointments every week, in a healthcare system that has been destroyed.

The UN has found genocide. The UK has influence. It has no excuse not to use it.

Sanctioning settlement trade is not enough. The UK must go further.

We call on the UK government to:
🔴 Act on the UN's findings
🔴 Demand safe, unimpeded medical access
🔴 Push for a real ceasefire that puts the health and human rights of Palestinians at its centre

Add your name to our petition and tell the UK government to act 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2u8hwh2m

08/10/2026

Three years since the genocide in Gaza began. Almost a year since a ceasefire was announced. And the humanitarian emergency is far from over.

On the ground, living conditions are catastrophic, with major and lasting consequences for millions of people.

Displaced again and again. Barely any access to medical care. Psychological distress, malnutrition, disease. The bombings and violence may be less visible, but the Israeli army's attacks persist.

The humanitarian blockade is part of the genocide. By blocking the aid people need to survive, medicine, food, water, and the means to rebuild, it is condemning an entire people to a slow, silent death.

For three years, we have documented what the genocide and the blockade are doing to the health of Palestinians. Today, we are publishing a new report. The numbers are alarming:

🔴 84% of children under 5 have been ill in the past three months
🔴 93% of pregnant and breastfeeding women show symptoms of anaemia
🔴 More than one million people need mental health and psychosocial support

Every day in Gaza without a functioning health system is a day when preventable diseases become deadly.

The international community must act now. The attacks on civilians, on medical and humanitarian workers, and on health facilities in Gaza must end. Aid must be allowed in without obstruction. People must be able to get care, live safely and with dignity, and receive the long-term support they need to rebuild.

Read the full report here 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/y3zh3k96

What happens to a child's first words when the sounds they hear most are bombs?Almost three years into Israel's destruct...
06/10/2026

What happens to a child's first words when the sounds they hear most are bombs?

Almost three years into Israel's destruction of Gaza, more than a million children are estimated to need mental health care and psychological support. Even now, under a so-called ceasefire, attacks continue.

Mental health professionals report widespread sleep disruption and anxiety. Our psychologist Nour explains that constant fear rewrites a child's vocabulary and reshapes their developing nervous system.

Our mental health teams are helping children reclaim small pieces of their childhood through creative play, storytelling, drawing and group discussions. But we cannot do it alone.

It is the world's duty to make sure these children can one day relearn the language of childhood. We call for urgent action to end what the UN has confirmed is genocide in Gaza.

Share this. Don’t let the world look away.

What happens when you return home, but essential healthcare hasn't?We bring care closer.In southern Lebanon, with the su...
01/10/2026

What happens when you return home, but essential healthcare hasn't?

We bring care closer.

In southern Lebanon, with the support of the Al Basma Foundation, we are bringing mobile healthcare to communities affected by conflict and displacement. More than 340,000 people remain displaced across Lebanon, and many who have returned face damaged or destroyed homes and limited access to essential services, including healthcare.

In just two days in August, 150 people received care from our mobile clinic.

From medical consultations and medicines to psychosocial support, our teams are working to keep essential healthcare within reach of people who need it.

As Israeli airstrikes continue, we call for the protection of civilians and health workers.

Your donation helps turn the right to health into care for more people 👉 https://tinyurl.com/3htrhtfv

All over the world, people are still criminalised, shamed and turned away for needing an abortion. It puts their health ...
28/09/2026

All over the world, people are still criminalised, shamed and turned away for needing an abortion. It puts their health and sometimes even their lives at risk.

Here in the UK, most people can get an abortion relatively easily. But if you have insecure immigration status, the barriers to care are still very real.

This International , we're sharing testimonies from healthcare workers around the world.

Their stories are all different. But they show the same thing: listening, informing, supporting and caring can be acts of resistance.

We believe everyone should be able to get an abortion that is free, safe, dignified and their own choice. No judgement. No exceptions.

Rights are being rolled back and stigma is getting louder. We're not backing down.

Read the report: Right to abortion: caring, resisting 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/2vmjpy2d

24/09/2026

This year, we stood beside 1,925 people who came to us facing barriers to healthcare and helped 83% of them get the NHS care they were entitled to all along.

We also grew our Safe Surgeries network to over 2,600 GP practices, delivered 13,000 medical consultations a week in Gaza, and made sure 91p of every £1 you gave went straight into the work.

None of it happens without you. Thirty years in, the work isn't finished but neither is our resolve.

Read the full 2025 Impact Report and see what your support made possible ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2rd3ekba

When healthcare systems fail, our medical teams step in.Whether in conflict zones, along migration routes, or in UK clin...
22/09/2026

When healthcare systems fail, our medical teams step in.

Whether in conflict zones, along migration routes, or in UK clinics, our teams bring care to people who would otherwise go without. They treat whoever comes through the door. No questions asked.

We believe nobody should be left without care. That's why we're asking supporters to make their care count through a regular gift, so we can keep showing up, wherever we're needed.

Make your care count here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yc6brp2t

Caring doesn't take a qualification. It's a choice.When people are shut out of healthcare, we can all play a part in sta...
20/09/2026

Caring doesn't take a qualification. It's a choice.

When people are shut out of healthcare, we can all play a part in standing with them.

Turn care into action 👉 https://linktr.ee/doctorsoftheworlduk

In the West Bank, getting to a doctor often means crossing a military checkpoint or facing armed settlers.Settler violen...
17/09/2026

In the West Bank, getting to a doctor often means crossing a military checkpoint or facing armed settlers.

Settler violence, military operations, movement restrictions, and forced displacement are all on the rise. Together, they are pushing a health system already strained by medicine and staff shortages to breaking point.

Facing an emergency still barely covered by the media, our doctors and nurses have run a mobile health unit since 2024, bringing care closer to communities cut off from it. In 2025, our mobile clinic delivered 11,300 medical procedures.

We have had enough of inaction. Governments must protect civilians and healthcare. They must guarantee safe and unrestricted humanitarian access. They must protect Palestinian lives.

The right to health must be respected. Everywhere, and in every circumstance.

Share this. The world needs to see what's happening.

Your 13.1 miles could change lives 💙Join Team Doctors of the World UK at the Hackney Half Marathon and raise vital funds...
15/09/2026

Your 13.1 miles could change lives 💙

Join Team Doctors of the World UK at the Hackney Half Marathon and raise vital funds to help people access healthcare when they need it most.

Whether you're chasing a PB or taking on your first half marathon, every mile you run and every pound you raise helps us reach people who would otherwise go without the care they need.

Run for the right to health. Sign up today 👉 https://tinyurl.com/4mw5r6nd

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