Doctors of the World is an independent humanitarian movement working at home and abroad to empower excluded people to access healthcare.
Through 350 programmes in 80 countries run by more than 3,000 volunteers we provide medical care, strengthen health systems and address underlying barriers to healthcare.
We share skills and training locally so communities stay strong in the long term.
We also strive to give a voice to the most marginalised, reporting on violence, injustice and unmet health needs wherever we find them.
Our vision is a world without barriers to health, where healthcare is recognised as a fundamental right.
Many people living in the UK find it impossible to access mainstream health services – despite being fully entitled to them – due to fear, not knowing the system, having no fixed address, having to pay charges or being wrongly turned away by frontline healthcare staff.
Our services include our clinic, adviceline and outreach work offering primary care and health and social advice from volunteer support workers, doctors and nurses for excluded people such as asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, homeless people, and sex workers.
In 2022, we supported over 2,000 people. Over 90% of those we help are successfully supported to register with a GP.
We also signpost our patients to other services, including housing advice, destitution support and specialist counselling
- The desire to help people in vulnerable situations
- Non-judgmental attitude towards people from diverse backgrounds.
- Knowledge of the UK healthcare system.
If you are friendly, empathetic, a good listener and passionate about upholding the right to healthcare, you could be a great fit for one of our volunteering roles!
