by Family Health Ministries | Jan 7, 2015 | FHM News, FHM Recent News
Monday, January 12, 2015 marks the five-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Together with the Duke Haiti Lab, Duke Chapel will be hosting a worship service that Monday at 4:30 p.m. Dean Luke Powery will preach and members of the Chapel Choir will sing. In...
by Family Health Ministries | Jan 2, 2015 | FHM Recent News, Uncategorized
January 1st is special for Haitians not only because it is the first day of the new year but also because it the date Haiti declared its independence. 2015 marks the 211th Independence Day for Haiti. January 1, 1804, Haiti made history by becoming the first black...
by Family Health Ministries | Dec 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Cooking meat in Haiti is not as simple as removing it from its package and throwing it on the grill or in the oven. Because much of the meat is purchased in the outdoor market, there are some extra steps for “cleaning” it. Haitian cooks take a lot of time...
by Family Health Ministries | Dec 9, 2014 | FHM News, FHM Recent News
FHM’s Executive Director, Kathy Walmer, is featured in the December/January issue of Durham Magazine. This edition spotlights Durham healthcare heroes in an article entitled “Why I Care”. The article asks these individuals who nuture our community...
by Family Health Ministries | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
Haiti has many needs. Better infrastructure. A unified government. Education for all. Food security for impoverished families. More and better jobs. The list goes on. These needs are evident in the statistics we read about Haiti: 78% of Haitians are poor and live on...