Our Story
The Muslim Doctors Association (MDA) began with a heartfelt vision in 2004 in the close-knit community of Luton. What started as a small group offering free health checks and workshops to local residents has grown into a dynamic force of healthcare and allied professionals across the UK. Driven by compassion and community spirit, MDA has expanded its reach to include multi-disciplinary healthcare initiatives across the nation, supporting those who are often left behind in the healthcare system.
Alongside local programs, MDA has extended its hands to those in crisis, developing projects to support refugees and displaced communities abroad. Guided by community insights and grounded in evidence-based, faith-sensitive practices, MDA's mission is to bridge health gaps and advocate for policy change.
By connecting with underrepresented Muslim, minority ethnic, and marginalized communities, the organization strives to inspire well-being, create equitable access, and improve health experiences for all.
Mission
Raise Standards of Health Care
Through faith and culturally sensitive evidence-based health promotion campaigns focusing on education and empowerment, and holistic health checks linking person-centred approaches with wider determinants of health and access to healthcare
Eliminate Health Inequities
Trough research, advocacy and policy work on health inequities in collaboration with partners across academia, third sector, public sector, government and the media using a cross-sectoral multi-level approach that is community-led
Create a More Inclusive NHS
Through providing a platform for marginalised voices to reform institutional policies, practices and cultures, enabling health and care professionals to thrive and bring their whole selves to work, with a special focus on addressing Islamophobia and intersectional discrimination and stigma in the workplac
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Ambassador
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Volunteer
Join MDA as a volunteer and directly impact community health initiatives, public awareness campaigns, and outreach programs. From event organization to hands-on health support, volunteers are essential to
our mission of promoting
health equity.
Institution
Ambassador
As an Institution Ambassador,
connect your organization with MDA's goals. Promote health initiatives
within your institution, support public awareness, and help build
partnerships to expand MDA’s reach and impact