Doctors of the World UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Doctors of the World UK makes grants only to colleagues within the Médecins du Monde International Network, so organisations outside that network should not apply.
- Its stated priorities are conflict and crisis, refugees and migrants, sexual and reproductive health, and harm reduction, and it names France, Spain and Belgium as priority areas.
- Grants go to chapters that meet the agreed criteria for each programme, so a request means fitting an existing programme rather than sending an open proposal.
- Its annual report gives total annual giving of £981,920, but it states no grant range and no published application process, so check the route with the charity before preparing anything.
Overview
Doctors of the World UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1067406).
Doctors of the World UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that aims to relieve need among people affected by poverty, famine, disease, disasters, wars and civil wars, regardless of race, religion, ideology or politics. It also works to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to their right to health. It gives grants to colleagues within the Médecins du Monde network to carry out programmes, often emergency humanitarian interventions. Its annual giving is £981,920, according to its annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Doctors of the World UK gives grants to colleagues within the Médecins du Monde network to implement programmes that meet its objectives, often emergency humanitarian interventions. Grants are made to successful chapters that fulfil the agreed criteria for each programme and are best suited to deliver its objectives. Its wider work enables vulnerable people and their communities to access quality medical services and fights for universal access to healthcare. The organisation names conflict and crisis, refugees and migrants, sexual and reproductive health, and harm reduction as priorities. Its approach combines medical care with evidence-based advocacy and work to change barriers to healthcare.
Themes
- Conflict and Crisis
- Refugees and Migrants
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Harm Reduction
Geographic Focus
Priority: France; Spain; Belgium.
What they don't fund
- Organisations outside the Médecins du Monde International Network
How to apply
The charity describes grants for colleagues in its network; successful chapters fulfil the agreed criteria for each programme and are best suited to deliver its objectives.
Who can apply:
- The grants are made to successful chapters within the Médecins du Monde International Network that fulfil the agreed criteria for each programme.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Belgium
- France
- Spain
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Médecins du Monde - France£791,631year to 31 December 2025
- Médecins du Monde - Belgium£162,273year to 31 December 2025
- Médecins du Monde - Spain£28,016year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £1,585,073 | £1,625,924 | £154,714 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £1,403,879 | £1,427,867 | £72,791 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £1,247,661 | £1,457,547 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £1,708,937 | £1,726,332 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £2,258,021 | £2,121,465 | £981,920 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- doctorsoftheworld.org.uk
- doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/who-we-are · read on 30 October 2026
- doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/our-priorities · read on 30 October 2026
- doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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