Medical Teams International

What Medical Teams International does

Medical Teams International is a faith-based 501(c)(3) humanitarian organization founded in 1979 (originally as Northwest Medical Teams) and headquartered in Tigard, Oregon. It delivers free medical and dental care to populations affected by conflict, displacement, and disaster across six countries — Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, and the United States — with additional medical supply shipments reaching 100+ countries historically. Core programs include refugee medical care, maternal and child health, mobile dental services, disaster response with 72-hour deployment capability, and the Care & Connect Mobile Health program serving uninsured populations in the Pacific Northwest.

The organization's service delivery model combines directly-operated mobile health and dental clinics (domestically in Oregon and Washington), fixed health facilities and mobile medical teams internationally, and a network of 2,000+ community health workers in Uganda alone. Its only notable technology investment is a 2025 pilot of a Pharmaceutical Information Management System (PIMS) to digitize supply chain operations across East African warehouses; otherwise operations rely on standard clinical and logistics tooling rather than proprietary technology platforms.

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropic channels: individual donations (including The Pulse monthly giving program at $20-$100/month tiers), U.S. government grants (notably $2M from PRM for Ethiopia and $3.4M from PRM for Uganda in 2025), corporate partnerships (Regence, Providence, Kaiser Permanente, MultiCare), and in-kind volunteer professional services. The organization reports program outcomes including 834,834+ people served in Uganda, 1.18M+ malnutrition screenings in Sudan, 69,000+ served in Ukraine, and 12,800+ patients in U.S. mobile clinics.

Name

Medical Teams International

Legal name

Medical Teams International

Website

https://medicalteams.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Medical Teams International is a faith-based nonprofit delivering free medical, dental, and maternal/child health services to refugees, displaced populations, and disaster victims across six countries (Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, USA) via mobile clinics, field hospitals, and community health workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG)

Keywords

• Humanitarian medical services
• Refugee healthcare programs
• Mobile dental clinics
• Disaster medical response
• Maternal child health

Headquarters

HQ city

Tigard

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individual supporters. The organization operates 'The Pulse' monthly giving program. Donation amounts suggested at $35, $50, $100 for one-time gifts and $20, $60, $100 per month for recurring donors.
2. Government Grants: Funding from government agencies including U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). Examples include $2 million USD awarded for Ethiopia programs and $3.4 million USD for Uganda programs.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations that provide funding, in-kind donations, and employee engagement. Examples include Regence BlueCross/BlueShield, Providence Health Services, Kaiser Permanente, and MultiCare for vaccination equity and healthcare programs.
4. Volunteer-Powered Services: Leveraging donated professional services from volunteer healthcare workers including dentists, hygienists, medical professionals, and support staff to deliver care programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Medical Teams International provides free humanitarian medical and dental care to refugees, displaced persons, and underserved communities through mobile clinics in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and through fixed health facilities and mobile medical teams in Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Ukraine. Its programs span primary care, maternal and child health, malnutrition treatment, mental health and psychosocial support, emergency dental care, and rapid disaster response deployable within 72 hours. The organization is supported by individual donations, government grants, corporate partnerships, and a volunteer-powered service model.

Product overview

Medical Teams International is a faith-based humanitarian organization that provides life-saving medical care through multiple integrated programs. The organization operates mobile health clinics (Care & Connect Mobile Health and Mobile Dental Program) delivering free medical and dental services domestically, while providing international refugee medical care, disaster response, maternal/child health programs, and mental health services across East Africa, Ukraine, and other crisis regions. The organization also pilots technology solutions like the Pharmaceutical Information Management System for supply chain digitization and manages The Pulse monthly giving program for sustained donor support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Care & Connect Mobile Health: Mobile health program providing free medical and dental care to underserved populations in the Pacific Northwest, including urgent dental services, health screenings, and referrals.
• The Pulse
• Rapid Ebola Response

Products and services

• Care & Connect Mobile Health

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 834,834+ people in Uganda across 7 sites with health screenings and consultations
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• One World SurgerycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Medical Teams International shipped four pallets of medical supplies worth nearly $55,000 to One World Surgery in May 2025. One World Surgery provides surgical and primary care in Honduras and the Dominican Republic, where it performed over 2,000 surgeries and treated 21,000 patients at one site in 2024. The collaboration aims to address the global surgery crisis.
• Regence BlueCross/BlueShieldcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for COVID-19 vaccine equity across Pacific Northwest. Mobile vaccination clinics were set up in underserved communities, particularly reaching the LatinX community in NE Portland in partnership with the Hopscotch Foundation and Neighborhood School.
• Providence Health ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare partner in vaccine equity clinics across Pacific Northwest. Combined efforts bring COVID-19 vaccines to communities with limited access.
• Kaiser PermanentecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare partner in vaccine equity clinics across Pacific Northwest. Part of collaborative effort led and funded by healthcare partners.
• MultiCarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHealthcare partner in vaccine equity clinics across Pacific Northwest. Part of collaborative effort with other health systems for community vaccination efforts.
• UNHCR (United Nations Refugee Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Teams International is the lead health partner for UNHCR in Uganda, serving as the primary healthcare provider in refugee settlements.
• Hopscotch FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in hosting a mobile vaccination clinic in NE Portland, specifically reaching the LatinX community at Neighborhood School, Dual Immersion Spanish/English K-5 School and Rigler School.
• Integral AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Teams International is a member of the Integral Alliance, working closely with other international aid organizations and governmental bodies to coordinate disaster response efforts and avoid duplication.

Scale indicators25 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Partners In Health: Health-focused NGO running clinic-based care, maternal health, and infectious disease programs in low-resource and conflict-affected settings; comparable service-delivery model.
• Catholic Relief Services: Large faith-based humanitarian agency delivering health, nutrition, and emergency response across overlapping geographies; competes for restricted institutional grants and faith-based individual giving.
• International Medical Corps: Faith-informed humanitarian medical NGO delivering emergency health services, malnutrition treatment, and refugee care in conflict and disaster settings; comparable in program mix (maternal/child health, mobile clinics, refugee response) and donor base to MTI.
• Doctors Without Borders (MSF): Directly competes with MTI in conflict-zone medical relief, refugee health, and outbreak response (e.g., Ebola), but operates at materially larger global scale with stronger individual-donor brand pull.
• International Rescue Committee: Global humanitarian NGO running refugee resettlement and primary health programs across many of the same geographies as MTI (Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan), with overlapping institutional funders.
• World Vision International: Faith-based global humanitarian with maternal/child health, refugee response, and disaster programs; shares multiple senior leaders' previous employers (Jason Evans 22 years) and competes for similar restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Mercy Corps: Humanitarian and development NGO operating in several overlapping countries with mobile-clinic-equivalent health programming and similar direct-donor and government-funding models.
• Americares: Disaster-response and medical relief NGO focused on medicine/medical supply distribution and emergency health programs; directly comparable given MTI's medical-supply distribution model (e.g., pallets shipped to One World Surgery).
• Direct Relief: Medical aid nonprofit distributing pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to 100+ countries; overlaps with MTI's medical-supply distribution capability and global footprint claim.

Emerging players

• International Crisis Group (health program peers) / Medair: Smaller emergency-response NGO with overlapping health and refugee programming; MTI's Ukraine Country Director previously served as Medair country director, signaling direct talent and program overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/medicalteams
• Facebookfacebook.com/medicalteams
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-teams-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/medicalteams
• Xx.com/medteams

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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