Free Care Finder

Find free or low-cost medical care worldwide

CareFare's Free Care Finder is a directory of public-health hospitals, humanitarian NGOs and government-funded programs that treat patients regardless of ability to pay. Every entry links to the program's official source.

Verify before traveling. CareFare lists public-health and humanitarian care programs as a directory. Eligibility, contact details and intake policies change — always confirm with the program before traveling. CareFare does not provide medical advice.

Featured programs

Hospital de Pediatría GarrahanFree

Buenos Aires · Argentina · Public hospital

National pediatric referral center for high-complexity oncology, cardiac surgery and transplants.

Pediatric oncologyPediatric cardiac surgeryPediatric transplantPediatric neurosurgery

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Hospital de Clínicas José de San MartínFree

Buenos Aires · Argentina · Public hospital

University tertiary hospital with broad adult specialty coverage in central Buenos Aires.

General surgeryOncologyCardiologyDiagnostics

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Instituto de Oncología Ángel H. RoffoFree

Buenos Aires · Argentina · Public hospital

University oncology institute. Diagnosis, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for adult cancers.

OncologyCancer surgeryRadiation therapyChemotherapy

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Hospital Nacional Profesor Alejandro PosadasFree

El Palomar (Greater Buenos Aires) · Argentina · Public hospital

Federal high-complexity hospital in Greater Buenos Aires with transplant and cardiac surgery programs.

General surgeryCardiac surgeryTransplantTrauma

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Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)Free

Brazil · National public health system

Universal public health system. Emergency care available to anyone in Brazil regardless of nationality.

Emergency careGeneral surgeryTraumaMaternal care

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Sistema Nacional de Salud (Spain) — Emergency careFree

Spain · National public health system

Public emergency care is free for any patient on Spanish soil; non-emergency care for tourists generally requires insurance or self-pay.

Emergency careTraumaAcute medical care

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13 countries listed.

Argentina 4 programs Brazil 2 programs Chile 1 program Colombia 1 program Cuba 1 program Egypt 1 program India 2 programs Kenya 1 program Mexico 2 programs Pakistan 1 program Peru 1 program Spain 2 programs Thailand 1 program

Global humanitarian missions

Programs operating across several countries or rotating locations. Check each program for current locations and eligibility.

Operation SmileFree

Global · Humanitarian NGO

Global NGO providing free cleft lip and palate surgery through international medical missions and permanent care centers.

Cleft lip surgeryCleft palate surgeryReconstructive surgeryPediatric anesthesia

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Smile TrainFree

Global · Humanitarian NGO

Global cleft-care NGO that funds local partner surgeons to provide free cleft surgery year-round.

Cleft lip surgeryCleft palate surgerySpeech therapyOrthodontics for cleft

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Mercy ShipsFree

Global · Humanitarian NGO

Hospital-ship NGO providing free surgical care to underserved populations in coastal African countries on a rotating basis.

Reconstructive surgeryCleft surgeryOrthopedic surgeryCataract surgery

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Shriners Children’sFree

Global · Humanitarian NGO

Pediatric specialty hospital network in North America providing free care in orthopedics, burns, cleft and spinal conditions.

Pediatric orthopedicsSpinal deformityBurnsCleft lip and palate

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF / Doctors Without Borders)Free

Global · Humanitarian NGO

Humanitarian medical organization working in crisis areas: free care without discrimination for populations affected by war, epidemics or displacement.

Emergency surgeryTraumaMaternal carePediatric care

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How the Free Care Finder works

  1. Pick a country or browse global humanitarian NGOs.
  2. Open a program to see what conditions it treats, who qualifies and how to contact intake.
  3. Always confirm eligibility directly with the program before booking travel.
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