About us
We are a Polish humanitarian organisation providing medical assistance in the neediest countries of the world.
About us
About the Polish Medical Mission
Since 1999, the Polish Medical Mission Association has been helping the victims of wars, disasters and calamities. The activities of the PMM are based on the work of volunteers: doctors, paramedics, nurses, physiotherapists, as well as psychologists and medical analysts.
The direct impulse that led to the establishment of the Association was the humanitarian disaster caused by the outbreak of war in Kosovo and the mass escapes of Albanians from the conflict areas.
We are one of the few Polish non-governmental organisations that provide medical assistance. We help where the needs are the greatest. Our assistance is of a long-term nature – it brings lasting changes to the communities we support.
The direct impulse that led to the establishment of the Association was the humanitarian disaster caused by the outbreak of war in Kosovo and the mass escapes of Albanians from the conflict areas.
We are one of the few Polish non-governmental organisations that provide medical assistance. We help where the needs are the greatest. Our assistance is of a long-term nature – it brings lasting changes to the communities we support.
Mission
Our mission is to improve the quality of life through medical interventions and humanitarian programmes that build local capacity in poor and vulnerable communities around the world.
We achieve our goals through direct medical assistance, education, humanitarian and development aid for those most disadvantaged and needy. We provide medical care to pregnant women and small children. Together with doctors from Poland we conduct trainings in hospitals in Africa and Asia. In the Middle East we help refugees in camps.
We achieve our goals through direct medical assistance, education, humanitarian and development aid for those most disadvantaged and needy. We provide medical care to pregnant women and small children. Together with doctors from Poland we conduct trainings in hospitals in Africa and Asia. In the Middle East we help refugees in camps.
Emergency medical assistance for the victims of wars, cataclysms and natural disasters.
Training of medical personnel and civilians in basic health care as well as basic and advanced life-saving treatments.
Working for sustainable change for the better in the world’s poorest countries.
Humanitarian aid.
board
Ewa Piekarska
PMM Board President. A graduate of a public health course and the "Academy of Young Diplomats". She specializes in programs addressed to mothers and children up to 5 years old. A medical coordinator of projects in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Combining the desire to help with passion for travelling, meeting people, local customs, and coping in countries that are completely different in culture from Poland, she is a lover of trekking, cycling, Latin American dances, and oriental cuisine.
President of the Board
Małgorzata Olasińska-Chart
A project coordinator involved in humanitarian aid since 2003. She has worked in Argentina, South Sudan, Iraq, Cuba and Ukraine. He is the first certified RedR UK humanitarian aid trainer in Poland. For 10 years, she was helping immigrants. She will do anything for animals. She saved a dog, Mary, from her death in South Sudan, and brought a cat, Sasha, from Ukraine.
Member of the Board
Jarosław Gucwa
A specialist in general surgery and emergency medicine. Associated with the PMM since its inception, he has been the PMM Board President for many years. A coordinator and participant of projects, i.a., in Albania, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Chad, Kenya, and Uganda. The Director of the Polish branch of ITLS.
Member of the Board
Iwona Zbijowska
Associated with the Polish Medical Mission since 2008 as a project coordinator, mainly as part of the Polish Aid Volunteering Programme, she values cooperation with volunteers, their selflessness, and commitment. She likes to explore new places and flavours. An incurable lover of Woody Allen’s films.
Member of the Board
team
Wioletta Węgorowska
She has been professionally associated with the NGO sector in Poland and abroad for 14 years. A specialist in project management with European funds. At the PMM, she coordinates the Senegal project and cooperates with EU institutions and international donors. A linguist by profession, a professional coach by passion, a humanist by mission. She likes mountains, off-road sports, and travelling.
International Grants Specialist
Xymena Dyduch
A humanitarian worker and a lawyer. She coordinated aid projects, i.a., in Chad, Lebanon, Greece, and Senegal. She has been working in law firms, at a Spanish organization, FCEAR, Action contre la faim, and UNHCR. At work, she values the most that she can help people by providing them access to health care, and thus, to decent living conditions.
Project Coordinator
Dorota Zadroga
PR Specialist
Hanna Lewicka
Fundraising Specialist
Kamila Kozik
Social Media Specialist
Marta Nowakowska
Donor Relations Specialist
Jakub Belina-Brzozowski
Communications Coordinator
Aleksandra Głuch
Financial Coordinator
How do we build aid?
We are one of the few Polish non-governmental organisations that provide medical assistance. We help where the needs are the greatest. Our assistance is of a long-term nature – it brings lasting changes to the communities we support.
1
Selecting the region
We choose a region affected by war or natural disaster. We explore the needs.
2
Local partner
We search for local partners; after all, they are the best specialists.
3
Funds
We raise funds to help the world’s poorest countries.
4
Support
We support hospitals, buy medical equipment and train doctors.
5
We build aid
Our help stays where it was given. The residents are prepared for future emergencies.
our publications
We are a Polish humanitarian organisation providing medical assistance
Some pieces of expert advice from the Polish Medical Mission. Guide for travellers
Brochure on healthy nutrition with Senegalese cuisine recipes
Obstetric advice for mothers in Tanzania
annual reports
Our history
We have been operating for 20 years
- 1999
- 2002-2003
- 2003-2004
- 2004
- 2004-2005
- 2000s
- 2004-2005
- 2004-2014
PMM BEGINNINGS
The Polish Medical Mission was established in April 1999 at the initiative of the publishing house Medycyna Praktyczna (Practical Medicine), the Rescue and Firefighting Unit of the State Fire Service of Nowy Sącz and the Doctors of Hope Association. The Association was established in order to help victims of the war in the Balkans. The first major undertaking of the PMM was to organise mobile medical, paediatric and surgical outpatient clinics and permanent reception points for refugees from Kosovo in Albania. From April to August 1999, Polish doctors provided medical care to several thousand people.
Albania and Kosovo
Build aid with us in the neediest countries of the world.