Health & Medical Ministries
Mission Hospitals
Mission Hospitals World Medical Mission assists scores of mission hospitals and clinics in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, Oceania, and the Middle East by arranging short-term assignments for doctors, dentists, and other medical professionals. Choose a hospital by country. Angola Burundi Cameroon Ethiopia Gabon Kenya Malawi Rwanda Togo Zambia Zimbabwe All Hospitals in Africa El Salvador…
Crisis & Disaster Response
A Love That Needs No Translation
For weeks the once-bustling streets of Cremona, Italy, were paved in silence; the stillness only pierced by a cacophony of ambulance sirens. Yet, in the heart of the city, a work of compassion carried on nonstop at our Emergency Field Hospital. Now as the nation cautiously begins lifting some restrictions and virus-related deaths are at…
Our Ministry
Strength in the Fight
Strength in the Fight Samaritan’s Purse doctors and nurses share Scripture that they leaned on in the midst of battling COVID-19 in the Bahamas. This year Samaritan’s Purse has battled COVID-19 in 30 countries. From opening Emergency Field Hospitals in epicenters of the outbreak—including northern Italy, New York City, and the Bahamas—to training medical professionals in infection prevention…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Emergency Field Hospital Takes Shape in Los Angeles County
Samaritan’s Purse is preparing to open an Emergency Field Hospital in Lancaster, California, to care for people suffering from COVID-19. A Disaster Assistance Response Team, including nurses and doctors, is already on the ground. On Jan. 11, our DC-8 cargo jet airlifted much of the equipment needed for the hospital to Southern California. The tents…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse COVID-19 Treatment Unit Opens in Mississippi’s Capital
Samaritan’s Purse has opened a 32-bed Emergency Field Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients. We are working alongside the University of Mississippi Medical Center and state government officials to help hurting communities. “We are humbled to be here, we love you, and we are praying for you,” said Edward Graham, son…
Health & Medical Ministries
Resting in the Shadow of the Almighty
By Samantha Conroy, a family medicine physician serving at Kijabe Hospital though World Medical Mission’s Post-Residency program. When Leah arrived at Kijabe Hospital, I was immediately struck by her infectious laugh and her smile that lit up the room. She was pleasant and kind. Even when her prognosis took a turn for the worse and…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Serving the Survivors in Ukraine
While lying in a cot at the Samaritan’s Purse Emergency Field Hospital, Yulia was eager to share her story. Still sore from her long-awaited surgery, she spoke softly—wincing as she shifted in her bed. A nurse wearing blue scrubs branded with the organization’s cross logo hovered close by, smiling and nodding as she listened along.…
Our Ministry
Children’s Heart Project Medical Volunteer
Apply to Be a Medical Volunteer Are you a medical professional with a heart to help children in need as part of your Christian service to the Lord? We work with medical volunteers to screen, monitor, and transport children for heart procedures to a partnering pediatric hospital. Children's Heart Project offers two ways to volunteer;…
Franklin Graham
Newsletter April 2025
Alert: Samaritan's Purse is rushing life-saving relief, including an Emergency Field Hospital, to Myanmar after a deadly earthquake. Give Read More Franklin Graham Update | February Franklin Graham Update | April State-of-the-Heart Care in Africa Dear Friend, I recently visited Tenwek Hospital in Kenya and met patients and staff at their brand-new cardiothoracic center built largely by Samaritan's Purse. Tenwek does more than half of…
Media
Press Release Western North Carolina Communities Rally to Give Back Through Samaritan’s Purse Project, Operation Christmas Child
Western North Carolina Communities Rally to Give Back Through Samaritan's Purse Project, Operation Christmas Child Hurricane Helene-Devastated Churches and Families Share the Joy of Christmas with Kids in Need Worldwide Boone, NC. Nov. 19, 2024—Every Christmas season, hundreds of thousands of Americans pack gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. Samaritan's Purse delivers…
