Foundation for African Medicine & Education (FAME)
Nonprofit
Editorial Overview
Improves access and advances patient-centered care for under-resourced communities in rural Tanzania.
Organization Description
FAME is an organization entirely focused on advancing quality medical care in rural Tanzania. From the beginning, we set out to provide communities in the Northern Highlands of Tanzania with a unique healthcare experience – one marked by patient-centered care and high-quality service. In that spirit, FAME endeavors to meet the medical needs of ordinary Tanzanian people, including underserved populations in the most rural parts of the region. Located outside the rim of Ngorongoro Crater, FAME is a hospital with an on-site laboratory, radiology department with CT-scan and X-ray machine, outpatient clinic, inpatient ward, operating rooms, emergency room, and maternal health wing. With a catchment area stretching 85 miles and reaching 2.9 million people, FAME's all Tanzanian medical team sees almost 30,000 patients annually.
Countries of Activity
Healthcare Services Provided
- Women's Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Maternal–Fetal Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Surgery
- Family Medicine/General Practice
- Logistics and Operations
- Infectious & Tropical Diseases
- Surgery
- Emergency/Disaster Medicine
Other Areas of Activity
- Agriculture & Food Security
- Business & Finance
- Conflict Resolution & Peace Building
- Culture & Arts
- Democracy & Civic Participation
- Disability Access
- Disaster Relief
- Displaced Population & Refugees
- Economic Empowerment & Microfinance
- Economic Policy
- Education
- Environment & Climate Action
- Family Care
- Governance
- Human Rights
- Infrastructure Development
- Labor
- Law & Legal Affairs
- Media & Communications
- Research & Scientific Studies
- Social Services & Rehabilitation
- Technology, Information & Science
- Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
- Women's Empowerment
Published Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities available for positions: Student/Trainee, Medical Doctor, Nursing, Assistant/Allied Health.
International Medical Volunteering—Med & Nursing Student Opportunities
- Starting May 2025
- Chogoria, Kenya
Medical Volunteers for Ethiopia
- Starting Jun 2025
- Ethiopia
Dental Teams Volunteers for Kenya
- 13 - 30 Jul 2025 (17 days)
- Kenya
Volunteers for Free Medical Camps (Kenya)
- Starting Jul 2025
- Magunga, Kenya
SeeKenya Trips
- Starting Sep 2025
- Meru, Kenya
Malawi Surgery Trips
- 1 - 10 Oct 2025 (9 days)
- Lumbadzi, Malawi
Medical Volunteer Program (Uganda)
- 9 - 23 Oct 2025 (14 days)
- Uganda
Medical Volunteer for Mission Trip to Kenya
- 10 - 20 Oct 2025 (10 days)
- Narok, Kenya
Surgeon Volunteering Opportunities
- Starting Dec 2025
- Mongolia
Annual Medical Camp in Bidada (India)
- 31 Dec 2025 - 30 Jan 2026 (30 days)
- Bidada, India
