Tangible Deliverables
Physicians for Peace sends teams of medical volunteers,
including physicians, dentists, nurses and other healthcare
professionals to countries in the Middle East, Central
and South America, Africa, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean
and Asia. The organization provides those countries with
medical equipment, medication, prosthetic limbs, as well
as training to medical staff in order for them to achieve
replicable medical care in those areas of the world.
“With the focus exclusively on
sustainable development,
PFP provides replicable medical education
and training to medical staff
in developing nations.”
Competitiveness
(Efficiency of the Delivery System)
PFP has been implemented in 45 countries. The programs
that Physicians for Peace offers are: Dental Programs,
Eye Bank & Eyeglass Distribution, Pediatric Advanced
Life Support, Pediatric Ophthalmology Programs, The
Philippines Project, Walking Free Programs, and Women’s
& Children’s Health Initiative. In the last fiscal year, $26
million in medical equipment and medication were sent
to those countries in need and 100,000 people and medical
professionals were helped and trained, respectively,
in the 20 years that the charity has been operating.
Competitiveness (Financial Efficiency)
Physicians for Peace spends 97% of its donated
money on program expenses, the balance on
administrative and fundraising expenses.
Management Accountability to
Clients & Accountability to Investors
Regardless of the amount of the donation, investors
may specify what their money will pay for and
to which country it will go. Subsequently, investors
may request a written confirmation from PFP indicating
exactly where their money went and what
particular program it supported.
Commitment and Plans to Achieve
Sustainable Client Independence
With the focus exclusively on sustainable development,
PFP provides replicable medical education
and training to medical staff in developing nations.
Moreover, it provides long-term therapy, medical
assistance, access to medication, as well as ongoing
programs. As stated by Dr. Charles E. Horton, Sr.
(founder of Physicians for Peace): “If you heal someone,
you help one person. If you teach someone to
heal, you help many.”
Volunteerism/ Recruitment
The medical staff at Physicians for Peace consists
entirely of volunteers. Approximately 100 volunteers
are sent out in a year to these developing nations
to assist them.
