AMDA-MINDS (AMDA Multisectoral and Integrated Development Services) is a non-governmental organization having its origin in the Office of Project Operations and Community Services of the Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA). It was incorporated in April 2007 and succeeded all of the Japan-funded mid-/long-term humanitarian and development projects from AMDA. Dr. Shigeru Suganami, President of AMDA, envisaged the path leading to improvement of the quality of social development services through capacity building and enhancement of practical and intellectual base in such specialized fields as microfinance, income generation, livelihood, education, participatory methods that are often integrated with health sectors when pondering poverty alleviation. AMDA-MINDS currently implements projects in Myanmar, Nepal, Honduras and Madagascar.

AMDA (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, the) Group is a consortium of 5 humanitarian, non-profit, non-political, non-religious, and non-governmental organizations, and formally established in Japan in 1984. Since its establishment, AMDA Group has worked in more than 50 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Japan, and obtained the General Consultative Status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council in 2006. Member organizations of AMDA Group, namely AMDA, AMDA-MINDS, AMDA International Medical Information Center, AMDA Organization for Global Assistance and Relief, and AMDA-International (an international network of 30 chapters), works independently/jointly in order to materialize its vision “To build a global network of partnership for peace through projects with Sogo-Fujo spirit under local initiative” in comprehensive manner.