Fact Sheet

Overview

Working mainly in Haiti for 17 years
Focus is on preventive medicine in 3 locations in Haiti
71 Haitian employees and 11 US employees
Annual operating budget of $1.2 million

Blanchard, Haiti

FHM successfully runs a public health clinic that serves over 350 patients each month.
FHM provides cervical cancer prevention screening and treatment.
FHM funding provides for emergency food and subsidized medicines for those in need.
A partnership with Christian Community Church provides spiritual support, including pastoral salaries and Bibles for parishioners.
Providing a therapeutic nutrition program for children (6 months-3 years) using Medical Mamba.
Choloroquine-resistant malaria research project in partnership with the University of Florida School of Public Health.

Fondwa

Fondwa Orphange and School

FHM in partnership with Partners in Progress is rebuilding the school destroyed in the 2010 Earthquake.
Has a child sponsorship program that provides daily food, vitamins, books and other school supplies for 575+ children, and pays teachers salaries.
Pass rates for annual exams exceed the national average.
FHM provides annual health checks for children in preschool through high school.
FHM provides monthly support for 55 children in the orphanage.

Partnerships

FHM is a non-profit organization affiliated with Duke University in the US.
In addition to our long-term relationships in the communities in Haiti, Family Health Ministries has formed collaborations with the Ministry of Health, FOSREF and GHESKIO, which have written letters of support.

Leogane, Haiti

Since 2005, FHm has tested more than 10,000 women for the cervical cancer-causing virus, Human Papillomavirus
Approximately 20% of the women tested HPV positive. FHM is providing follow-up care for those in need
Dr. David Walmer, founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, invented a portable cervical cancer diagnostic tool. The device is called a 'Cerviscope,' which helps to detect cervical cancer
In addition to Haiti, the Cerviscope is also used in Argentina, Ethiopia, Malawi and Pakistan.
FHM also provides for nursing scholarships annually for three students

Opportunities for Collaboration

In September 2011, FHM began Phase 1 (Construction) of a centrally located healthcare center for the indigent. FHM has acquired land and plans are underway for the groundbreaking.

The Leogane Family Health Center is the response to a request from the community for help in lowering infant and maternal mortality. Public hospitals are more than an hour and thirty minutes away, making healthcare inaccessible to many.

The first phase of the project is for the construction of a critically needed surgery unit for emergency C-sections and neonatal care.