The Role of NGOs
Much work in international health is performed by non-governmental organizations, or NGOs. Services provided by international health NGOs include direct health care, community potable water, vitamin supplementation, and mitigation of endemic and epidemic infectious diseases and malnutrition. Examples of NGOs dedicated to international health include:
- Pakistan Heart Foundation
- CARE
- Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
- The International Committee of the Red Cross
- International Medical Corps
- Oxfam
- Partners in Health
- Project HOPE
- Save the Children
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