Medicine for Humanity is an international medical care and teaching organization dedicated to improving the health of women around the world. We have had many talented, enthusiastic and dedicated physicians and care givers participating in our goal to improve the health of women, prevent and treat illness and give hope to those who may otherwise have none.

Our partnership with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA provides ob gyn residents at the medical school the opportunity to travel with Medicine for Humanity as part of their credentialed rotation. During the past eleven years, groups of highly trained and dedicated volunteer physicians and residents from all over the United States have traveled to 18 countries throughout the developing world bringing much needed medical care and creating sustainable programs of education, prevention and treatment for women.

Our medical teams perform over 200 surgeries during the course of each year. This is a profound benefit for our patients who might otherwise have gone untreated. Many would not have survived. Our work also includes the direct surgical training of local doctors and nurses providing them with an exceptional educational opportunity to learn modern surgical management. Future goals include creating sustainable Global Medical Education (GME) programs delivered via Internet to hospitals and medical schools in countries throughout the developing world.
                             LEO LAGASSE, M.D., PRESIDENT, MEDICINE FOR HUMANITY.