medicusmundi mediterrània

What medicusmundi mediterrània does

medicusmundi mediterrània is a Spanish non-governmental, non-profit international solidarity organization and one of eight regional associations comprising the Federación de Asociaciones de Medicus Mundi en España (FAMME). Founded in 1963 by healthcare professionals from Barcelona and headquartered in Madrid, the organization works to advance universal access to health as a fundamental human right. It delivers development and humanitarian aid projects across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, including health system strengthening, primary healthcare, sexual and reproductive health, water and sanitation, food security, and gender equality initiatives, while also running an Education for Social Transformation program in Spain that uses exhibitions, storytelling, puppet shows, and educational resources to raise awareness among schools, universities, and civic institutions.

The organization's revenue model is donation-based and multi-streamed. Individual donors contribute one-time or recurring gifts through the website (preset amounts of €15, €30, €50, €90 or custom) via credit card, PayPal, Bizum, or bank direct debit, with tax deductions of up to 80% under Spanish Ley 49/2002. Membership fees from 3,747 members provide recurring revenue, while institutional funding comes primarily from AECID and regional Spanish governments (Cantabria, Asturias, Lleida, Gijón). Corporate partnerships, including a 1997 eyeglass-collection alliance with General Óptica, supplement income. The organization allocates 81.32% of every euro received to development and humanitarian programs.

medicusmundi's product and service portfolio spans field-based development projects, the ValTO occupational therapy assessment application (a domain-specialized digital tool), the annual "La Salud en la Cooperación al Desarrollo y la Acción Humanitaria" report, fair trade offerings, and a federation member portal called Zona Mundi. Distribution is driven by the federated regional association network, a multi-language digital presence (Spanish, Catalan, Basque), social media channels, educational institution partnerships, and a network of 377 volunteers supporting 88 contracted staff. The organization is recognized by the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord (1991) and the WHO Sasakawa Award (2016), and is declared of Public Utility in Spain.

Name

medicusmundi mediterrània

Legal name

Federación de Asociaciones de Medicus Mundi en España (FAMME)

Website

https://medicusmundi.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

medicusmundi mediterrània is a Spanish non-profit, founded in 1963 and based in Madrid, delivering global health development projects across Africa and Latin America while running education and awareness programs in Spain, funded by donations, membership fees, and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Development and Humanitarian Aid

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Public Health & Medical Volunteering Programs (EDAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Global health programs
• Humanitarian aid services
• Development project funding
• Primary healthcare access
• Social transformation education

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through one-time or recurring donations via the website, bank transfer, PayPal, or Bizum mobile payments. The organization offers preset donation amounts (€15, €30, €50, €90) or custom amounts. Donors receive tax deduction certificates for their contributions.
2. Membership Fees: The federated structure includes over 3,747 members who pay periodic contributions, providing recurring revenue and legitimizing the organization's mandate for change.
3. Government and Institutional Grants: Projects are co-funded by government agencies including AECID (Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation), Gobierno de Cantabria, and other regional governments, providing project-based funding for specific initiatives.
4. Corporate Partnerships: Companies collaborate through corporate social responsibility programs, donations, and specific project sponsorship.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

medicusmundi mediterrània is a non-governmental, non-profit international solidarity organization that delivers health-focused development projects and humanitarian aid in partner countries across Africa and Latin America, while running education-for-citizenship and awareness programs in Spain. It also operates the ValTO occupational therapy assessment application, a fair trade program, and a multi-channel donation platform that accepts one-time and recurring contributions with Spanish tax-deduction benefits.

Product overview

medicusmundi is a non-governmental, non-profit international solidarity organization working since 1963 to make the right to health universal. Its product and service portfolio consists of a set of interconnected programs: core development and humanitarian aid projects targeting health, water, gender equality, and food security; the ValTO application for occupational therapy assessment; public education and awareness programs (Educación para la Transformación Social) featuring exhibitions, puppet shows (Mundinovi), storytelling contests, and educational resources; a fair trade program; and a digital donation platform accepting card, PayPal, direct debit, and BIZUM payments. Supporting these programs is the Zona Mundi member portal and an electronic newsletter for communications. Together, these offerings form an integrated approach combining field cooperation, public education, and public engagement for global health.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ValTO (Valoració en Teràpia Ocupacional)

Quantifiable outcome

• 81.32% of donations go directly to development and humanitarian aid programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• General ÓpticaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Partnership for collecting used eyeglasses. For each pair of glasses donated at General Óptica stores, medicusmundi receives €1 for humanitarian projects. The collected glasses are sorted and sent to visual health projects in countries like Morocco, Burkina Faso, or Guatemala. Glasses that cannot be reused are ecologically destroyed.
• Ayuntamiento de LleidaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government supporting the Sahrawi refugees photo exhibition and other educational activities in Lleida.
• Universidad de LleidaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity cooperation office supporting exhibitions and educational activities, providing venues for awareness programs on campus.
• Flaviano de PablominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhotographer collaborator who captured images of Sahrawi refugee life for the photographic exhibition, documenting daily life and essential medicines laboratory work.
• Hospital Sierrallana de TorrelavegaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaboration for Christmas Drawing Contest and other health awareness activities with the hospital.
• IES Las Llamas de SantanderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigh school hosting educational activities and exhibitions on health topics and global citizenship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Partners in Health: Health-focused NGO delivering primary care and health system strengthening in low-resource settings, including parts of Africa. Direct peer on global health delivery model and rights-based approach to healthcare access.
• Farmamundi: Spanish NGO focused on access to essential medicines and global health, headquartered in Spain and operating internationally. Direct peer given shared Spanish origin, global health mandate, and donor-driven revenue model.
• Oxfam Intermón: Spanish-registered affiliate of Oxfam International focused on development cooperation, humanitarian aid, and global health-equity campaigning. Most direct peer given shared Spanish donor base, federated governance, and overlapping geographies in Africa and Latin America.
• World Vision Spain: Spanish affiliate of a major child-focused development and humanitarian NGO. Directly comparable as a Spain-registered NGO raising funds from Spanish individuals and corporate partners for multi-country development and health programs.
• Action Against Hunger: Specialist NGO focused on malnutrition, water/sanitation, and food security in fragile settings — directly comparable to medicusmundi's food-security and primary healthcare mandates. Similar federated model and individual-donor fundraising approach in Europe.

Emerging players

• WaterAid: International NGO focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in developing countries — directly overlapping with medicusmundi's WASH project portfolio. Comparable funding mix of individual donors, institutional grants, and corporate partners.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Global NGO working on child health, maternal health, and humanitarian response — overlapping with medicusmundi's reproductive, maternal, and child health projects. Larger international footprint, similar donor-driven revenue model.
• Médicos Sin Fronteras / Doctors Without Borders: A much larger international medical humanitarian organization that, like medicusmundi, delivers health-focused interventions in low- and middle-income countries and raises funds from individual donors. Comparable as a global health NGO peer but operates at vastly greater scale across more countries.
• CARE International: International humanitarian and development organization with overlapping focus on women's health, food security, water/sanitation, and gender-based violence — all flagged medicusmundi program areas. Comparable donor-base model and project geographies.

Others

• Amnesty International (Spain): Civic and human-rights organization with Spanish membership-based structure comparable to medicusmundi's federated model. Comparable domestic Spanish fundraising mechanics (individual donations, member fees, legacy giving) though focused on rights rather than health delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/medicusmundi?lang=es
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfObLamKyWtYBu6oXCtew_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/medicusmundi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medicusmundi
• Instagraminstagram.com/medicusmundi.es

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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