by David Walmer | Oct 1, 2022 | FHM News
Our 2022 Gala and Silent Auction was a huge success! Thank you for spending your evening with us as we celebrated our 30th year in Haiti and looked towards the future for women and children in Haiti. We had a record number of supporters this year, with over 300 of...
by Family Health Ministries | Jul 13, 2016 | FHM News
On June 30, 2016 the New England Journal of Medicine published an excellent article regarding screening women in low resource countries for cervical disease. Many of the issues addressed in this journal article are consistent with what Family Health Ministries...
by Family Health Ministries | Jul 6, 2016 | FHM News
As in previous years, FHM is partnering with the Duke Global Health Institute’s Student Research Training (SRT) Program to conduct valuable research to inform FHM public health initiatives. Our students Caroline Keefe, Sarah Beaverson, Haley Talbot...
by Family Health Ministries | Mar 29, 2016 | FHM News, FHM Recent News
Representatives of the UNC School of Nursing, Rhonda Lanning and Leslie Hackenbracht traveled to Haiti last week with Family Health Ministries. They were in country for the opening of the new Carmelle Voltaire Women’s Health Center. The Center saw more than 50...
by Family Health Ministries | Mar 18, 2016 | FHM News
In 2009, Max Kligerman was a junior majoring in international relations when he joined one of the first Duke Engage teams and traveled to Haiti for the first time. That summer in Haiti not only led him to pursue a certificate in global health to go along with his...
by Family Health Ministries | Mar 18, 2016 | FHM News
David Walmer, associate global health professor at the Duke Global Health Institute, has long been struck by the alarmingly high incidence of cervical cancer in Haiti, despite the fact that it is highly preventable. The death rate from cervical cancer in Haiti is 30...
