Delivering care and using data science for good in global health.
There are 143 million people waiting for surgery in low and low-middle income countries.
Our mission is to deliver quality healthcare to those in need while working to create an efficient marketplace for global healthcare delivery through machine learning and AI.
VF Match
VF Match is a first-of-its-kind platform that uses machine learning and AI to connect healthcare needs with the resources to meet them across a continuously expanding network of low and low-middle income countries. It gives medical professionals and global health organizations the information they need to direct their time, talent, and resources where they do the most good.
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Platform for Good
A technology platform built to send healthcare resources where they do the most measurable good, connecting capacity with need across the globe.
Grid and Globe Mode
Switch between an at-a-glance grid and an interactive globe to explore healthcare data in whichever view suits your search.
Medical Deserts
Surfaces the regions where access to care is scarcest, mapping the gaps so resources and volunteers reach the communities that need them most.
Volunteer Opportunities
Browse and match with medical and non-medical placements aligned to your skills, availability, and the communities you want to serve.
Ask AI
Pose questions in plain language and let VF Match’s AI surface the right opportunities, organizations, and insights in seconds.
Nonprofit Organizations
Discover vetted nonprofits working in global health and find the partners whose missions align with your own.
Unified Filters
Narrows thousands of opportunities, organizations, and facilities through one consistent set of filters—by specialty, location, and need.
Healthcare Facilities
Explore hospitals and clinics worldwide, with the context you need to understand each one’s capabilities and gaps.
New Book Publication
Crossroads in
Global Health
Pragmatic Solutions in a Complex World
Combining personal experience with a critical examination of global health philanthropy, this book explores the challenges and opportunities of improving health outcomes worldwide. Drawing on decades of work in the field, the authors examine the balance between immediate relief and lasting system change, and show how data, analytics, and AI can better connect resources with need to create measurable impact.
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Delivering healthcare where it’s needed most
Led by a team of surgeons and other medical professionals, Virtue Foundation has worked in over 25 countries delivering healthcare while enhancing the skills of local healthcare professionals. With a special focus on Ghana and Mongolia, we’ve delivered care to over 50,000 patients.
Updates
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Virtue Foundation Discusses AI in Healthcare on Bloomberg Businessweek
Dr. Joan LaRovere joined Bloomberg Businessweek to discuss how AI is transforming healthcare and how Virtue Foundation is using data and technology to expand access to care in underserved communities worldwide.
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Virtue Foundation Joins Databricks Fireside Chat on AI and Global Health
Virtue Foundation joined Databricks co-founder Arsalan Tavakoli-Shiraji to discuss how AI, geospatial analytics, and data infrastructure are helping identify healthcare deserts and improve access to care worldwide.
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Virtue Foundation Participates in Leading Beyond Boundaries at Davos 2026
At Davos 2026, Virtue Foundation joined Leading Beyond Boundaries and spoke with Forbes about how AI, data, and collaboration can help strengthen healthcare systems and expand access to care in underserved communities worldwide.
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Virtue Foundation Concludes 2025 with the Ghana Healthcare Initiative
A volunteer medical team traveled to Ghana to provide complex surgeries, clinical training, and essential supplies across northern facilities. The mission strengthened partnerships, expanded capacity for local providers, and supported ongoing efforts that will continue to grow through 2026 and future programs.
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Virtue Foundation Joins Museum of Science Panel on Generative AI in Global Healthcare
At a Harvard Business School Alumni Association panel in Boston, Virtue Foundation shared how generative AI, geospatial data, and predictive analytics can help identify healthcare needs and improve access to care in underserved communities worldwide.
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Virtue Foundation Returns to Mongolia and Explores Northern Province
A multidisciplinary team returned to Mongolia for 2 weeks of advanced care and clinical training across Ulaanbaatar and Khuvsgul. Volunteers treated patients, performed specialized procedures, mentored local clinicians, and broadened access through continued collaboration with hospitals and regional partners.
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Virtue Foundation Presents at the 2024 Danaher Summit in San Francisco
At the 2024 Danaher Summit, Virtue Foundation shared how AI, predictive modeling, and geospatial analytics can help identify healthcare needs and connect medical expertise with underserved communities around the world.
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Virtue Foundation’s Actionable Data Initiative Featured in the Financial Times
The Financial Times featured Dr. Joan LaRovere’s application of her MIT Sloan Executive MBA to enhance the VFMatch platform, a key component of the Actionable Data Initiative, which connects physicians to underserved areas by addressing critical healthcare needs.
Videos
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For the second year, Virtue Foundation Supports Surgical Mission to Ecuador
In July 2023, Dr. Parag Gandhi led a team to Ecuador, performing about 20 surgeries in Chimborazo with Virtue Foundation’s support, in collaboration with Partners for Andean Community Health (PACH).
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Virtue Foundation Supports Surgical Mission to Ecuador
In August 2022, Dr. Parag Gandhi, an oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon, who has served as a Virtue Foundation volunteer for several years, led a mission to Ecuador.
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Data Mapping for Good
Dun & Bradstreet and Virtue Foundation partner to support the Data Mapping Initiative, a forward-thinking technology platform that seeks to create a more efficient marketplace for the delivery of healthcare in under-served regions of the world.
Publications
Since 2020, Virtue Foundation has published books on global health, mapping the world’s healthcare facilities and nonprofit organizations and examining how to deliver care where it is needed most.
Insights in Global Health
A foundational compendium mapping healthcare facilities and nonprofit organizations working to expand access to care across underserved regions.
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World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities & Nonprofit Organizations
An expanded global reference cataloging hospitals, clinics, and nonprofits across low and low-middle income countries to help direct resources where they matter most.
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Crossroads in Global Health
A critical look at global health philanthropy, weighing immediate relief against lasting system change and showing how data and AI can connect resources with need.
Learn MoreTrue global change begins within each of us—one person at a time, one act at a time.
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