Doctors of the World UK (DOW UK), previously known as Médecins du Monde UK, was established in January 1998. DOW UK is part of the Médicins du Monde network, an international aid organisation that provides medical care and gives a voice to vulnerable people all over the world.

DOWUK sends volunteers overseas to help those affected by natural disasters like the hurricane in Myanmar (Burma). We also help vulnerable people affected by conflict and extreme poverty with programmes like our emergency response sent to Haiti and our project to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.

Our offices run healthcare projects in their capital cities which tend to the most vulnerable members of the community who find themselves unable to access the healthcare they need. Our UK healthcare project is known as Project: London.

DOW UK works across four main areas:

• Recruiting UK volunteers for overseas projects.
• Running Project: London, a free clinic open to those in the UK who are unable to access mainstream healthcare.
• Raising funds for our overseas and UK projects.
• Raising awareness of our campaigns and also of obstacles to healthcare witnessed by our volunteers.

Visit our International Network and our Projects Overseas for more information.