FHM News
Alumnus Spotlight: Work in Haiti Put Max Kligerman ’11 on the Path to Global Health
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...
DGHI’s David Walmer Going on Two Decades of Cervical Cancer Research in Haiti
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...
Duke Global Health Institute Partner Spotlight: FHM Builds Women’s Health Center in Haiti
March 15, 2016 To call David Walmer modest would be an understatement. The Duke associate professor of global health who works as a reproductive endocrinologist is fond of saying, “I am completely unqualified to be doing anything that we’re doing here (in Haiti).” But...
Birthing Center Dedication Ceremony
On Saturday, February 20th over 100 people attended the dedication ceremony for the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in Tom Gato, Haiti. Supporters from Haiti, North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee joined in on this joyous occasion....
Setting up Shop in Haiti
Equipment from the Duke Global Health PLUS program has arrived at the new Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in Tom Gato, Haiti. The Global Health PLUS (Placement of Life Changing Usable Surplus) Program, in association with Duke Global Health Institute, affords...
Placement of Life-Changing Usable Surplus
The Global Health PLUS (Placement of Life Changing Usable Surplus) Program, in association with Duke Global Health Institute, allowed Family Health Ministries to glean hospital equipment from inventory to use for the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in...
Women’s Clinic Dedication Ceremony Feb 20th
Family Health Ministries, in partnership with Building Goodness Foundation and many generous donors, is pleased to invite you to visit the Carmelle Voltaire Women’s Health Center. The clinic will offer health education, employment, and much needed medical care to the...
Inaugural Meeting of Haiti sans Cervical Cancer, Inc.
On Saturday, October 11, 2015 Dr. David Walmer, MD, Family Health Ministries' Founder and Chairman of the Board hosted the inaugural meeting of Haiti sans Cervical Cancer, Inc (HSCC). HSCC will engage in activities, with the intent to prevent cervical cancer or to...
FHM Give 5
For Less than the Cost of: • 1 matinee movie ticket • 1 Itunes Gift card • 1 small pizza • 1 child's haircut • 4 RedBox movie rentals You can make a difference in the lives of Haitian families. FHM is excited to announce the launch of our "Give 5" Campaign which will...
Community Clean Water System Installed at FHM Leogane Family Health Center
A new water treatment system was installation is complete at the Family Health Ministries Guesthouse as part of the FHM Leogane Family Health Center to provide clean water to the community for drinking, cooking and washing hands, etc. Funding for the project was...