If you are interested in volunteering internationally, please contact the following organizations:
Child Family Health International (CFHI)
Child Family Health International (CFHI) runs 20+ Global Health Education Programs in 7 countries placing students in clinics and public health facilities alongside local health professionals. CFHIs 4-16 week experiences immerse students in global health realities in Latin America, Africa, and India. CFHI is an NGO recognized by the United Nations.
CURE
CURE is a non-profit organization that operates hospitals and programs in 25 countries worldwide where patients receive surgical treatment regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or ability to pay.
701 Bosler Avenue
Lemoyne, PA 17043
info@cure.org
Tel: 717-730-6706
Fax: 717-730-6747
Doctors for Global Health
Doctors for Global Health (DGH) is a private, not-for-profit organization promoting health, education, art and other human rights throughout the world. DGH is comprised of hundreds of health professionals, students, educators, artists, attorneys, engineers, retirees and others. Together DGH builds long-term relationships between people and communities around the world to find effective solutions to social justice issues.
P.O. Box 1761
Decatur, GA 30031
dghinfo@dghonline.org
Tel: 1-404-377-3566
Doctors Without Borders (Medicins sans Frontieres)
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or manmade disasters or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004
Tel: 1-212-679-6800
Fax: 1-212-679-7016
Healing Hands for Haiti Foundation, Inc.
Healing Hands for Haiti Foundation provides treatment, physical and occupational rehabilitation and education to the people of Haiti.
P.O. Box 521800
Salt Lake City, Utah 84152-1800
Tel: 1-801-408-5401
Fax: 1-661.885.4441
Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO)
Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) improves the availability and quality of health care coverage through the education, training and professional development of the health workforce in resource-scarce countries. HVO envisions a world where all people have access to high quality health care delivered by local health professionals.
1900 L Street, NW
Suite 310
Washington DC 20036
Tel: 202-296-0928
info@hvousa.org
Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation
The Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality and availability of health care in Guatemala through education, surgery and therapy. Specializing in the treatment of congenital and hand injuries, their aim is to reach Guatemalan children and adults through medical missions led by a team of specialized and skilled surgeons, therapists and volunteers.
290 6th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
mona@guatemalahands.org
Tel: 718-768-5927
Toll-free tel: 866-74-HANDS
International Medical Volunteers Association
The International Medical Volunteers Association (IMVA) is a nonprofit organization that promotes, facilitates, and supports voluntary medical activity through education and information exchange. The IMVA maintains an online list of volunteer-seeking organizations, their needs and details of service.
P.O. Box 205
Woodville, MA. 01784
info@imva.org
Tel: 508-435-7377
Fax. 508 497 9568
Medical Teams International
Medical Teams International is a Christian-based organization that implements and supports programs to address the causes and effects of inadequate health care. Their initiatives include training and education to build the skill and capacity of partners, volunteers, staff and those they serve in order to produce sustainable change. There are not specific hand therapy-related trips, but there may be opportunities for a hand therapist on a medical specialty treatment team. Additionally, there are opportunities for physical and occupational Therapists.
SW Milton Court
Tigard, OR 97224
info@medicalteams.org
Tel: 503-624-1000
Operation Giving Back: American College of Surgeons
Operation Giving Back is a comprehensive resource designed to help surgeons find volunteer opportunities best suited to their expertise and interests, whether across town or across the world. Currently, the database of volunteer opportunities includes detailed information about opportunities for surgeons; however, included in each profile is a space where volunteer agencies can include information on other health care professionals that they need for their missions. This is where any reference to therapists would be included. Depending upon the wording used in the profiles, the generalized search box on the top of the homepage can direct you to such profiles.
633 N. Saint Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
ReSurge International
ReSurge International (formerly Interplast) provides free reconstructive surgeries for the poor and builds year-round medical access in underserved areas. It restores the dreams of those with deformities and injuries, and impacts the world by renewing the health of thousands of children and adults each year so they can go to school, provide for their families and contribute to society.
857 Maude Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
beverly@resurge.org
Tel: 650.962.0123
Toll-free tel: 888-467-5278