The roots of Medicine For Peace were planted during the El Salvadoran Civil War when a group of concerned American physicians supplied medicine to clinics in villages devasted by the war.Since that time, we have been steadfast in our mission - to provide medical care and humanitarian assistance to children who are victims of war.

Medicine For Peace has undergone remarkable growth in the past ten years; we have helped children in El Salvador, Bosnia, Iraq, Haiti and the USA. Yet, the essential character of the organization has not changed. We remain a voluntary organization in which doctors, nurses, engineers, and dedicated individuals selflessly donate time, energy and resources to achieve our common goals.

Our financial support is primarily from individual donors and from small foundations, who take pride in seeing every dollar channeled into child health programs with minimal overhead. Our Executive Committee has the freedom to tackle difficult and often dangerous child health problems. We are a small medical relief organization, but we are bold and often work in areas that larger organizations find difficult to negotiate.

The photos on our website will give you an idea of the breadth of our programs and what courageous and expert volunteers can accomplish when they have the support of generous and compassionate donors. We have joined together to achieve much in the past decade, and with your help we shall provide many more children with hope for a life free from the violence of war.

- Michael V. Viola, M.D.

Executive Board

Advisory Board

William Schaffner, MD
Chairman, Department of Preventative Medicine
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, TN