Tanzania

Malezi AIDS Care Awareness Organization is a nonprofit organization committed to supporting people living with HIV/AIDS, orphans or vulnerable children, and other people who have been affected by HIV/AIDS in Northern Tanzania.  Medical volunteering opportunities are available.

Iko Poran is a non-profit organization that offers a wide range of meaningful, safe, and affordable volunteer projects in South and Central America, Africa, and Asia.

Do you want to volunteer overseas to make a difference in some of the world’s poorest communities? International Citizen Service is an overseas volunteering programme for 18 to 25 year olds who are UK, EU, or EEA citizens with a current UK address (or have indefinite leave to remain in the UK) or those who have lived

Foundation for African Medicine and Education is a nonprofit organization that strives to provide adequate tools, resources, and professional support to enable Tanzanian healthcare workers to best serve their community. Volunteer doctors, nurses, and laboratory specialists work side by side with Tanzanian medical professionals, sharing knowledge and expertise on behalf of patients. Specialties currently needed include

Frontier is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation that offers over 400 projects in 72 different countries around the globe. Volunteers who join a Frontier project make a valuable contribution in becoming active global citizens, committed to making a positive impact during their time abroad travelling. The medical and healthcare projects allow skilled professionals to volunteer in under-resourced communities, helping those in need

The Global Health Service Partnership of the Peace Corps helps address critical shortages of health care professionals globally by sending physicians and nurses to work alongside local medical and nursing faculty to build institutional capacity and help strengthen the quality of medical and nursing education.

IVUmed teaches surgical techniques to local physicians in low-resource countries, focusing on urology and reproductive health. Experts in the fields of urology, anesthesia, and nursing are needed as volunteers to help educate medical personnel in partner hospitals throughout the world. Medical professionals are also needed as volunteers to assist in collecting, creating, and refining the educational materials

SIGN Fracture Care International is an orthopaedic humanitarian aid organization treating impoverished people in developing countries. The organization sends volunteer orthopaedic surgeons on teaching mission trips.

Touch Foundation is a secular, non-profit organization committed to improving the health of the Tanzanian population by strengthening the health system across the different levels of care. Touch expands its impact by sharing the acquired knowledge with the local and international public health community. Medical volunteers may assist the foundation in addressing Tanzania’s ongoing healthcare crisis to

East Africa Medical Assistance Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose main area of focus is radiology training and equipment. East Africa Medical Assistance Foundation offers an exciting opportunity volunteering at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Tanzania. This is a 500-bed teaching hospital at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro and the site of the only radiology

Health Volunteers Overseas is a nonprofit organization that sends qualified volunteers overseas to train local healthcare providers in anesthesia, dermatology, hand surgery, hematology, internal medicine, nursing education, oral health, orthopaedics, oncology, pediatrics, physical therapy, and wound care.

Projects Overland is a nongovernmental organization that offers medical placement opportunities to those wishing to spend time in medical facilities in the Arusha and Kilimanjaro areas. Interested volunteers must be enrolled in school and actively studying in the field of medicine or possess certification of successful completion. 

Experiential Learning International is a small non-profit organization that sends interns and volunteer to 27 countries.

Global Volunteers is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes teams of short-term volunteers on long-term programs to create, nurture, and sustain the wellbeing of the world’s children, so they can realize the full promise of their human potential.   You can indeed make a significant difference when you volunteer your skills in obstetrics, maternal care, breastfeeding, child psychology, early childhood intervention,

VSO International is a charitable organization that is working to improve health in some of the world’s poorest countries.  Health volunteer opportunities are possible for anaesthetists, general practitioners, health managers, hospital doctors and physicians, medical laboratory staff and scientists, mental health professionals, midwives, nurses, obstetricians and gynaecologists, occupational therapists, paediatricians, physiotherapists, public health professionals, and surgeons.

Preventing Cervical Cancer is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving women’s health globally by educating communities, training healthcare workers, and establishing self-sustaining cervical cancer prevention programs that prevent suffering and save women’s lives. Teams of volunteer doctors, nurses, and counselors travel to underserved and remote areas around the world, providing education, diagnosis, and treatment.

Smile Network International is a non-profit organization that provides life-altering reconstructive surgeries and related healthcare services to impoverished children and young adults in developing countries.  Volunteer positions are available for plastic surgeons (with current experience in cleft repair), pediatric anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthesiologists, anesthesiologists, pediatricians, operating room nurses, certified surgical technicians, recovery/PACU nurses, and floor/ward

Grounds for Health is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring effective cervical cancer screening and treatment to women in coffee-growing communities. Volunteers are Spanish-speaking health professionals with experience in women’s health. This includes nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives, physician assistants, physicians, and OB/GYNs.

Radiologists Without Borders is a nonprofit organization that delivers radiological services to those in need. Radiologists are needed to volunteer teleradiology services. Doctors who specialize in oncology, women’s health, orthopedics, and surgery may be needed to help develop comprehensive programs at project sites. 

Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons is a nonprofit organization that exists to train and disciple African surgeons to glorify God and to provide excellent, compassionate care to those most in need. Christian surgeons, radiologists, anesthesiologists, gastroenterologists, and pathologists are needed as volunteers.

International Service Learning (ISL) is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to support cultural awareness, service-based learning, and sustainable development projects through experiential and responsible volunteer travel programs that inspire local and global service. ISL has been providing sustainable medical service in developing countries for over 20 years. The medical programs offer incredible hands-on programatic learning for volunteers and vital life services for those

International Health Partners is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve health care for the people of Tanzania by integrating medical knowledge, techniques, and best practices within the East African culture. Nurses and doctors are welcome to volunteer.

Hope Without Borders is a nonprofit organization that is committed to bringing hope to communities in need by providing education, medical care, and clean water. Every year Hope Without Borders organizes international volunteer trips. Teams are made up of university students, practitioners, and professionals.

Baptist Medical Dental Fellowship is a nonprofit network for U.S. and international Christian healthcare missions. It works primarily but not exclusively with the worldwide Baptist community. Areas of ministry include U.S. and international healthcare projects, disaster relief, and support ministries for career healthcare missionaries, student/resident scholarships for healthcare projects, and networking.

IHCF Christian Hospitals is the nonprofit supporting/facilitating organization for seven medical mission points in Africa.  In Nigeria, there are opportunities for nurses to volunteer in hospitals.  Doctors are also needed as volunteers—for patient care and teaching. In Ghana, volunteer nurses are needed for patient care and other tasks.