FHM News
#GivingTuesday Dec. 2, 2014
We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for...
Roland4Fondwa Campaign
Roland Hofer raced in the "Salomon 4 Trails" race July 9-12 in Europe. In three days he will raced through the mountains of Germany, Austria and Switzerland --100 miles -- 33,000 feet of vertical climbing and 30 hours of running. Every step he took was...
FHM on “Radio In Vivo”
July 30, 2014: FHM's Dr. David Walmer and Kathy Walmer were interviewed on the "Radio In Vivo" program on WCOM 103.5 FM (Carrboro, NC). Talk show host, Ernie Hood's topics included the Walmers’ medical and community outreach activities in Haiti, Dr. Walmer’s...
The MacGyver Cure for Cancer
by Bonnie Rochman Featured in The New York Times, May 23, 2014 Two decades ago, David Walmer went on a volunteer mission with his church to Haiti. He was sent to paint walls at a hospital in the seaside town of Léogâne, but when the people there learned that Walmer...
FHM Partners with Duke Global Health Institute Student Research Training Program
FHM will serve as the community partner to four Duke University Student Research Training (SRT) Program students. Working with a faculty director and a community partner, students will be at the center of global health challenges and have the opportunity to employ...
Duke Global Health Institute Honors FHM Board Member Commencement
FHM Board Member, Dennis Clements, Professor of Pediatrics, Community and Family Medicine and DGHI Global Health Senior Advisor was recently recognized as DGHI’s Undergraduate Professor of the Year. Undergraduate students said Dr. Clements has exceptional dedication...
Dr. Harry Beauvais MD, MPH Presents Lecture on IVF at Duke Global Health Institute
“From Dream to Reality: Running Successful IVF Center in Haiti by Harry Beauvais, MD, MPH” Low resource countries with long histories of political instability are frequently perceived as countries not worthy of investment because of the belief that they will be...
FHM Gala & Silent Auction Raises Funds for Leogane Family Health Center
FHM held their annual Gala and Silent Auction on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Levin Jewish Community in Durham, NC. More than 130 FHM supporters enjoyed an evening of music by E.G. Peters Band and buffet dinner by Durham Catering. The silent auction utilized BidPal,...
FHM Partners with Duke Global Health Institute Student Research Training (SRT) Program Graduate Student Summer 2014
Duke Global Health Institute student, Lauren Zalla, will partner with FHM this summer to conduct a research study on Assessing the Relationship between Maternal Nutritional Status, Breastfeeding, and Infant Health Outcomes in Leogane, Haiti. This work will be...
PLOS ONE publishes research article by Dr. David Walmer, M.D., Ph.D on HPV Prevalence in Haiti
Family Health Ministries (FHM) has been aggressively fighting human papillomavirus (HPV) in Haiti since 2000. Since 2007, FHM has screened more than 13,000 Haitian women, aged 25-60 years, for HPV. October 2013: PLOS ONE published a research article by Dr. David...