Empowering doctors globally to transform nutrition and impact millions.
By connecting and educating healthcare professionals worldwide, we create a powerful ripple effect that drives significant improvements in global health and alleviates the suffering of millions from diet-related diseases.
PAN International Impact in Numbers:
10
Number of PAN Offices
43
Countries Reached
14K+
Active Healthcare Professionals
233K+
Global Community Engaged
PAN's Impact in Action: 2024 in Review
From launching a new regional office and online community platform to gaining UNFCCC observer status and supporting hundreds of students through our Green Food Experience grant, 2024 was a pivotal year for PAN International.
Our latest Annual Review highlights the milestones we have reached together as a global community committed to advancing nutrition in clinical practice and promoting a healthier, more sustainable future.
A well-known African proverb states that if you educate a woman you educate a nation. The same is true for doctors. If you educate a doctor you educate a community.
In a single year, a doctor can treat between 700-1500 patients. These same patients have the ability to influence the health choices of their family members and community members, spreading the knowledge or behaviors they often learn from their doctor. This is why PAN focuses its efforts on doctors and healthcare professionals, aiming to promote healthier dietary habits and reduce diet-related deaths. As trusted sources for information, intervention, and healing, healthcare professionals are key partners. PAN supports them by providing what’s often missing from the standard education: science-backed training, inspiring events, and community-driven knowledge sharing.
The Ripple Effect: A Success Story from PAN India
(In-Person Training of Trainers for Medical Ambassadors)
MEDICAL
AMBASSADOR
TRAINED
Fiscal Year 2024:
40
Fiscal Year 2025:
80-100
5480
New Medical Professionals Influenced
116K+
New Medical Professionals Influenced (Indirect Impact)
14M
Influenced Patients
and Families by the Medical Doctors
Over a 2 Year Period
Nutritional education remains significantly underrepresented in medical universities worldwide, leaving even future doctors without essential, life-saving knowledge about nutrition.
We know first-hand how eager young doctors are to learn the latest science on nutrition and how much they care about planetary health—because we work with student groups in many countries. With the support of our generous donors, we’re working hard to expand our educational outreach to campuses globally. Our dedicated teams in PAN countries agree with Stanford Professor Christof Gardner’s statement: “Doctors don’t get any nutrition education.” We are committed to changing that across more than 3,900 medical universities in PAN countries and beyond.
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Explore different ways to make a global impact with PAN!
PANCO offers vital opportunities for medical students, patients, and healthcare professionals to advance, learn, and engage in impactful networking for collaborative growth.
The Healthy Hospital Food Program promotes nutritious, balanced meals to improve patient health and well-being, while supporting sustainable food practices.
The Green Food Experience introduces plant-based meals on college campuses, encouraging students to make healthier choices while supporting environmental sustainability and well-being.