Medical Teams International

Right outside our doors, families facing socio-economic challenges are often denied access to affordable dental care. They are left suffering from the pain and complications of severe dental problems many of which are easily treatable with proper care. Thanks to your support, a dedicated team of volunteer dentists and hygienists treat patients aboard a fleet of fully-equipped mobile dental vans, which travel throughout Oregon and Washington every week. Our Care & Connect Mobile Health program is the primary way Medical Teams serves the U.S.

Since 2004, Medical Teams has continued to save lives at 7 sites across Uganda, responding to new and long-term crises. We make health care easier to access for both refugees and Ugandans alike.

We are also the lead health partner for the U.N. Refugee Agency in Uganda. Our staff's friendly faces welcome people crossing the border with compassionate care.

We care for families at clinics located in refugee settlements. Mothers get prenatal care, children receive vaccines, and families know where to turn for fevers or chronic diseases. We stock clinics with everything from gauze to life-saving treatments, for things like malaria or malnutrition. We built the first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a refugee settlement in the country, and recently built a second to provide much-needed care for premature newborns. Our psychiatrists and mental health care teams help people struggling with their mental well-being.

In 2019, when millions of people began leaving Venezuela's desperate economic situation and crossing into Colombia, we launched our first program site to improve access to health care for Venezuelans and Colombians alike. Since then, we've added 5 more sites.

Our programs leverage the strength of the communities we serve. We train community health volunteers to educate and connect their neighbors to health care. They do everything from holding workshops about health issues to handing out vouchers for things like basic hygiene supplies. We're making sure people can see a doctor when they need one, especially women and kids. We care for expecting mothers and help them deliver their babies safely.

In 2018, we began providing health care services to the thousands of people from neighboring countries seeking safety in remote Tanzanian refugee camps. More than 200,000 refugees in western Tanzania had almost no access to health care.

Today, we're steadfastly supporting the resilient and determined people seeking refuge in Tanzania. Our programs in 2 large camps provide robust health care programs to refugees and Tanzanians alike.

Because we're there, mothers can get prenatal care. Children are treated when they have malaria or are malnourished. Babies are safely delivered by skilled birth attendants. Providers receive training and work in well-stocked clinics through our donated supplies. Volunteer health workers connect their neighbors to care. Faith leaders connect across religions and lead their congregations in healthy practices.

When conflict broke out in northern Ethiopia in late 2020, thousands of Ethiopians left home to seek safety in Sudan. In 2021, we began caring for thousands of people seeking refuge at 3 camps in Sudan and in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Our work in Sudan expanded after the outbreak of Civil War in 2023, to care for the millions of people leaving conflict-affected areas. Currently, we also provide medical care at 10 locations in Ethiopia in an increasingly complicated humanitarian situation.

Our mobile health and nutrition teams treat everything from diabetes to malaria. They vaccinate children, care for expecting mothers, and provide medical services, including treatments for common diseases. We also help local health care facilities affected by the conflict by sending supplies, equipment, and doing repairs. We screen children and pregnant women for malnutrition and provide supplementary nutrition. Our community health workers help educate their neighbors about health topics.