Private company
Logo: German Doctors e. V., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Voluntary association based in Bonn, founded in 19831
German Doctors e.V. is a humanitarian aid organization which operates in the Global South, especially in slums and rural areas. About 300 voluntary doctors are sent to Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Sierra Leone and the Philippines each year to help those who cannot help themselves. German Doctors has been awarded with the official donation seal DZI (German Institute for Social Affairs).2 It employed 48 people in 2023.1 Its revenue was €12.7 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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German Doctors e.V. is a humanitarian aid organization which operates in the Global South, especially in slums and rural areas. About 300 voluntary doctors are sent to Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Sierra Leone and the Philippines each year to help those who cannot help themselves. German Doctors has been awarded with the official donation seal DZI (German Institute for Social Affairs). Since 2013, the headquarters is located in Bonn, Germany. President of the curatorship is German actress Maria Furtwängler.2
German Doctors e.V. was founded in 1983 as „Ärzte für die dritte Welt“ in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The idea was to create a charity organisation with German doctors, who work without remuneration in the third world countries. The doctors use their annual vacation to work for the project.
From Wikipedia’s article on German Doctors for Developing Countries, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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