Medicine For Peace

The roots of Medicine For Peace were planted during the El Salvadoran Civil War when a group of concerned American physicians supplied medicine to clinics in villages devastated by the war. Since that time, we have been steadfast in our mission – to provide medical care and humanitarian assistance to innocent victims of war. With our work in Haiti we have broadened our mission to include those suffering the burden of extreme poverty.

Medicine For Peace has undergone remarkable growth in the past twenty years; we have helped children in El Salvador, Bosnia, Iraq, Haiti and refugees and asylum seekers in the USA. Recently we have opened a Health Center for Victims of Torture to provide medical and mental health services to survivors of torture from many parts of the world. Yet, the essential character of the organization has not changed. We remain a voluntary organization in which doctors, nurses, engineers, and dedicated individuals selflessly donate time, energy, and resources to achieve our common goals.