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Doctors of the World USA

Real impact isn't achieved through convenient activism. We seek out and defend the inconveniently unhealthy and target underlying medical issues.
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Doctors of the World USA is a global health and humanitarian organization that delivers medical care—and defends the right to it—where health systems are strained, collapsing, or out of reach. We answer the crisis from within the crisis, seek out marginalized populations, and build long-term, sustainable healthcare infrastructures in places society would prefer to ignore. Doctors of the World is a

n international human rights organization providing emergency and long-term medical care to vulnerable people. When the crisis is over and the cameras leave, we stay for as long as it takes to build better medical infrastructures. We don’t drop in for quick fixes—we empower local communities and build sustainable, robust healthcare infrastructures, both here in the US and abroad. We believe that access to consistent, quality medical care isn’t a privilege but a human right.

08/24/2026

🚨 "The current epidemic has claimed more victims in barely three months" than the last major Ebola outbreak did in two years — David Montano Inturias, Doctors of the World General Coordinator in South Kivu.

Eastern DRC is now facing the deadliest Ebola epidemic in its history: 5,200+ cases, 2,500 deaths, no proven treatment, and a health system strained by conflict and displacement.

Read the full interview 👇
https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/drc-ebola-outbreak-one-new-case-every-15-minutes/

08/21/2026

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, killing almost 300 people, injuring nearly 4,000, and damaging or destroying over 95,000 buildings—including 241 health centers.

Doctors of the World has deployed teams to Chocó, the epicenter region, providing basic health services, essential medicines, sexual and reproductive care, psychosocial support, and protection from gender-based violence.

So far, we have reached nearly 400 people with care—including 99 mental health consultations for people grappling with loss, displacement, and fear of aftershocks.

Help us reach more people. Donate now:
👉 https://doctorsoftheworld.org/colombia-earthquake-emergency/

08/19/2026

After every air raid in Dnipro, Ukraine, Eldar—a Doctors of the World staff member—calls his whole family to make sure they're alive. Then he goes back to work, delivering healthcare in a city hit by combined drone and missile strikes, day and night.

The past three years have been the most dangerous on record for humanitarian workers. Over 1,000 have been killed. And there have been more than 900 attacks on healthcare in 2026 alone.

"The real problem is not knowing when it will happen to you."

Read the full story: https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/humanitarian-workers-are-under-attack/

08/17/2026

On August 10, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia—the country's worst in a decade.

The epicentre was in Chocó, home to one of our offices. Tremors were felt across more than 30 cities, collapsing buildings, destroying thousands of homes, and leaving entire communities without power or healthcare. At least 294 people have been killed and thousands more injured. The full scale of this disaster is still unfolding.

Doctors of the World has been in Colombia since 1987. Our teams were already on the ground when the earthquake struck. We've deployed a mobile clinic in Quibdó, close to the epicentre, with a second emergency response team on standby in Bogotá—providing emergency medical care, essential medicines, and support to overwhelmed hospitals and the communities hit hardest.

Donate now →https://doctorsoftheworld.org/colombia-earthquake-emergency/

08/14/2026

🇧🇩 1.3 million people have been impacted by severe monsoon floods in Bangladesh. Homes, water sources, and sanitation facilities have been destroyed.

Damaged roads and poor sanitation make access to healthcare difficult. Our teams, together with a local partner, are responding with mobile clinics and health awareness to reach those who are suffering.

08/12/2026

In El Paso's Segundo Barrio neighborhood, kids who want to play soccer need a sports physical first. For families living in the shadows of an immigration crackdown, walking into a clinic isn't always simple—or safe.

This season, we made sure 43 kids got one. For free. In their own neighborhood. So they could take to the field.

Read their story: https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/in-el-paso-a-free-physical-gives-kids-a-shot-at-soccer/

08/11/2026

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Chocó region yesterday, causing widespread damage and casualties.

Doctors of the World teams in Quibdó and Bogotá are already mobilizing to assess needs, support local authorities, and deploy emergency medical care. A mobile clinic is being prepared to reach communities closest to the epicenter.

Our staff in Colombia are safe, and our priority is supporting affected families as aftershocks continue.

🇨🇴 We are mobilizing to support affected families and communities.

Learn more: https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/colombia-earthquake-doctors-of-the-world-teams-mobilize-on-the-ground/

08/06/2026

One photo, two perspectives.

One brings you closer to the individual. The other reveals the bigger picture. Both matter.

We can only begin to understand a crisis when we see it through the eyes of the people living it. Their lived experience reveals what too often goes unseen—the challenges of accessing healthcare, the impact of conflict, and what needs to change.

That's why we work alongside people and communities at every stage of our work. Because healthcare works best when the people most affected help shape the solutions.

Photo credits: Gaza, 2014 – Sacha Petryszyn | Kathmandu, Nepal, 2024 – Christophe Da Silva | Ivory Coast, 2021 – Charly Kodjo | Nepal, 2024 – Christophe Da Silva | Philippines, 2013 – Sébastien Duijndam

08/04/2026

🔴 22 million people in Yemen need emergency aid. Yet the humanitarian response plan is only 25% funded.

Children too weak to walk. Families choosing between food and medicine. Parents with nothing but tree leaves to feed their children.

Doctors of the World—alongside Action Against Hunger, CARE, and Mehad—published an op-ed in Le Monde calling on the international community to act before Yemen becomes the forgotten crisis of the Middle East.

Read the full piece: https://doctorsoftheworld.org/blog/in-yemen-millions-of-lives-are-at-stake-four-international-ngos-sound-the-alarm/

07/30/2026

🚨 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently facing four epidemics at once:

🦠 Ebola 🤒 Measles 🧫 Mpox💧 Cholera

Every resource redirected to fight them means fewer resources for other health needs, like non-communicable diseases.

Years of conflict, forced displacement, and resource scarcity have already left the health system stretched thin. Facing four epidemics at once pushes it to its limit.

This is a crisis that needs global attention and support. 🌍

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