We have collected an extensive list of online resources related to international health and medical missions.
Information about Belize from the U.S. State Department.
Background Note on Guatemala includes information on geography, population, government, economy and history
Information about Haiti from U.S. State Department.
Provides Travel Warnings, Consular Information Sheets and Public Announcements about virtually every country in the world.
Information about the Dominican Republic from the U.S. State Department
Contains links to mission organisations and missionary sending churches with a UK base or representation and who are involved in work overseas (i.e. outside the UK). These may be involved in short-term or long-term appointments (or both).
Un Mundo is a comprehensive development organization equipping volunteers with the skills and tools they need to implement our three-stage development plan designed to promote dignity, community, and self-sufficiency while facilitating access to health care, education, and livable wages in marginalized rural Honduran communities.
The mission of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF is to promote the survival, protection, and development of all children worldwide through fundraising, advocacy, and education.
Unidad Hospitalaria Movil Latinoamérica (UHMLA) mobilizes surgeons, nurses, medical professionals and a network of volunteers to execute medical mission trips throughout Latin America, including Guatemala and Honduras.
Unite For Sight is a nonprofit organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness. With more than 3,000 volunteers in eighty-five chapters established at universities, medical schools, corporations, high schools, and in communities worldwide, Unite For Sight works to build healthier communities through eye disease prevention, eye health promotion, and health education.
Portal for information about Haiti
Members of UMF/HCV are doctors, nurses, dentists, hospital managers, physical therapists, and other health-care professionals willing to witness their Christian faith through ministries of physical, mental, and spiritual healing, providing health care to a world in need. The goals are to develop and promote health-care volunteering, build an international database of potential volunteers, recruit potential team leaders and members and match them with areas of need, and provide a means of obtaining medicines, equipment, and other supplies.
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission provides opportunities for service by developing and nurturing relationships with domestic and international leaders. They continually nurture contacts with these leaders to respond to the needs of local communities and to provide comprehensive project information. UMVIM publishes a list of medical opportunities for teams and individuals.
USAID/Honduras forms part of the U.S. Embassy's Mission in Honduras and supports U.S. foreign policy through the administration of U.S. Government economic assistance to the government and people of Honduras.
Web site for the United States Embassy in Guatemala City.
Unto Inc. helps needy children worldwide through child sponsorship, mission teams, relief efforts, literacy programs, health initiatives, sports activities, computer training. The Dominican Republic is a focus country. Teams have built the Lighthouse School (primary and high school) and the Hospital of Hope in Los Alcarrizos. Teams have also worked at two Christian clinics, one in the La Fe area of Los Alcarrizos and the one in San Juan, near the Haitian border.
This site outlines U.S. programs in Haiti to reduce poverty in an emerging democratic society.
Dr. Alma Crumm Golden, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health, discusses the role faith-based organizations can play in delivering quality health care around the world.
USAID site dedicated to its mission in Haiti. Includes Haiti overview, strategic plan, economic, education, government, and health information.
USAID site dedicated to the Dominican Republic. Includes current news on USAID/DR programs, country profile, publications, and additional links.
The Vamos Adelante Foundation provides education, health and nutrition services to poor people in over 18 villages in the region of Esquintla, Guatemala. They host teams at a medical clinic in Guadelupe El Zapote.
The Vassar Haiti Project provides support for the village of Chermaitre through four initiatives: education, medical access, reforestation, and water purification. The L'Acul medical clinic was built in 2009 and continues to be funded via the Vassar Haiti Project.
Vermonters volunteer in Honduras in the areas of education, health, rural development and agriculture, women and families, and others. Health projects include primary care and health training in Tegucigalpa, and a clinic in Lempira targeting at-risk women and adolescents for training in the prevention of STDs, pre-natal care, and more.
The mission of VIDA is to provide assistance to health institutions and development projects that support people in need in Latin America regardless of race, religion, and politics. VIDA’s top priority is to send quality medical supplies to people in the greatest need in Latin America.
VPI operates the Mombin Crochu hospital. This facility is a small clinic with an OR and maternity/delivery room that is functional when teams come in. The facility has clinics, dental services, and some public health/outreach programs. The hospital holds around 20 people, but can be expanded when needed.
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