Physicians for Peace distinguishes itself in a number of ways:
Our Purpose The developing world carries 90% of the global disease burden yet has only 10% of the medical resources, according to the United Nations Foundation. Physicians for Peace provides medical education and training, clinical care, and donated medical supplies to developing countries with unmet needs and scarce resources.
Focus on Education Physicians for Peace provides medical education and training to ensure lasting change in host countries. The mantra of Dr. Charles E. Horton, Sr., is "If you heal someone, you help one person. If you teach someone to heal, you help many."
Sustainability and Replicability Host countries invite Physicians for Peace to initiate our medical programs, which the host countries sustain and replicate. We have touched 50 countries with our healing work.
Medical Diplomacy Physicians for Peace builds peace through medicine, spreading "medical diplomacy." (This phrase is attributed to former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.)
Equity to All Physicians for Peace holds no religious or political affiliations, showing compassion and respect to members of all nations.
International Relevancy Physicians for Peace fully embraces the United Nations Millennium Development Goals to meet the needs of the world's poorest by 2015 and advance international development.
