WORK
MEDICAL CARE
Striving to eradicate preventable & curable blindness through cataract surgery & vitamin A distribution
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Building sustainable health care through the education & training of physicians & nurses
COMMUNITY RELIEF
Supporting the local community with urgent needs, such as food & water
The Zimbabwe Medical Project partners physicians, nurses, & educators from Zimbabwe South Africa and the USA in a healthcare campaign with a dual mandate to enable long-term, sustainable expansion in quality healthcare. We are partnering in Zimbabwe to eradicate the preventable diseases that devastate families & to help in the education of tomorrow's healthcare leaders.
Our volunteers began their clinical work in Zimbabwe in 2011 providing screening & treatment for the epidemic of preventable blindness. While providing care for these patients, it became clear that in order to truly achieve a meaningful, long-term, sustainable impact on healthcare, we needed to expand our focus to include other clinical areas of urgent need.
We are proud to be actively involved in partnerships formed between clinicians & educators in Zimbabwe, the United States, & South Africa. These partnerships encompass both clinical & educational initiatives, including: treatment & prevention of blindness, provision of clean water and irrigation,, support of nutritional needs in children, & medical teaching of nurses & physicians.
We believe that such international cooperation between nurses & physicians on the two continents enriches both our societies, while helping to ensure a bright future for healthcare in Zimbabwe.
ABOUT
The Zimbabwe Medical Project partners physicians, nurses, & educators from Zimbabwe & the United States in a healthcare campaign with a dual mandate to enable long-term, sustainable expansion in quality healthcare. We are partnering in Zimbabwe to eradicate the preventable diseases that devastate families & to help in the education of tomorrow's healthcare leaders.
Our volunteers began their clinical work in Zimbabwe in 2011 providing screening & treatment for the epidemic of preventable blindness. While providing care for these patients, it became clear that in order to truly achieve a meaningful, long-term, sustainable impact on healthcare, we needed to expand our focus to include other clinical areas of urgent need.
We are proud to be actively involved in partnerships formed between clinicians & educators in Zimbabwe, the United States, & South Africa. These partnerships encompass both clinical & educational initiatives, including: treatment & prevention of blindness, provision of clean water, support of nutritional needs in children, & medical teaching of nurses & physicians.
We believe that such international cooperation between nurses & physicians on the two continents enriches both our societies, while helping to ensure a bright future for healthcare in Zimbabwe.
NEWS & PROJECT UPDATES
125,000
Number of Blind
312,500
Number of Severely Visually Impaired
62,500
Number of Cataract-Induced Blind
10,000
Number of Children Blind
CONTACT
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