Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children

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Foundation for International Medical Relief of
Children

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• What is FIMRC?

• FIMRC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization,
  established in 2002.
• Since its inception, FIMRC has expanded to a
  network of 80 core members in Philadelphia and
  Washington, D.C., as well as an estimated 4,000
  international volunteers.

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• What is FIMRC?

• Our Vision
• A world in which all children have an equal
  opportunity to benefit from modern medicine
• Our Mission
• To provide access to medical care for the
  millions of underprivileged and medically
  underserved children around the world

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• Our Approach

• FIMRC works to establish clinics in underserved
  communities around the world.
• FIMRC staffs each clinic with local medical
  professionals, as well as representatives from
  the U.S. headquarters.
• FIMRC has established partnerships with numerous
  global health organizations.
• Clinic projects are funded by private donors,
  grants, and program donations from the Global
  Health Volunteer Program.

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• Chaptership

• Chapters in every region of the US, as well as
  internationally, help FIMRC to raise funds and
  supplies to support its clinics.
• Chapters have formed at colleges, universities,
  and medical schools, as well as in communities
  and professional circles. All are welcome!

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• Chaptership Goals

• Raise funds to support FIMRCs projects
• Serve locally and promote childrens health
  in their own communities
• Organize group volunteer missions to FIMRCs
  clinics
• Develop partnerships with other student
  groups to raise funds and recruit volunteers.

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• Projects

• FIMRC offers missions to the following sites
• Costa Rica
• Nicaragua
• Uganda
• El Salvador
• Peru
• India
• Each project strives to respect and meet the
  unique needs of the community it serves.

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• Project Alajuelita, Costa Rica

• Established in 2004 as FIMRCs first clinic
• Serves three underserved communities
  Tejarcillos, Jasmín (Jasmine) and Los Pinos
  (The Pines)
• Serves 12,500 medically uninsured Nicaraguan
  refugees and impoverished Costa Rican children
  and families.

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• Project Alajuelita, Costa Rica

• The needs of Alajuelita are complicated by the
  social issues of an impoverished community
• A lack of clean water and sanitation facilities
• Absent or overcrowded schools
• Underemployment.

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• Project Alajuelita, Costa Rica

• Provides a reliable full-time clinic staff and
  numerous volunteers
• Offers health services and health education
  workshops to children in need
• Introduced nutritional programs
• Created an extensive medical charting system
• Implements biannual child wellness check-ups for
  the entire community.

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• Project Bumwalukani, Uganda

• Established in partnership with the
• Arlington Academy of Hope
• Founded in September 2006
• Provides direct healthcare to a community of
  approximately 10,000 in rural Uganda
• Located on a mountainside about 30 miles from the
  town of Mbale.

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• Proejct Bumwalukani, Uganda

• Established as the only health facility in the
  village of Bumwalukani
• Serves up to 120 patients per day
• Provides comprehensive preventative health
  education for children at an adjoining school
• Provides health coverage to targeted families
  through FIMRCs groundbreaking Micro Health
  Insurance Program
• Provides care to adults as well as children.

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• Project Las Delicias, El Salvador

• An underserved community of approximately 5000
  people
• Launch site for FIMRCs Micro-Health Insurance
  Program
• Common illnesses in the community
• Malnutrition, stages 1 and 2
• Gastroenteritis
• Influenza
• Malaria
• Measles

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• Project Limon, Nicaragua

• Established in partnership with the Roberto
  Clemente Rancho Santana medical clinic
• Located in coastal Western Nicaragua
• Clinic staff of 9 serves over 10,000 patients per
  year
• Provides primary medical care to children from
  Limon and 41 surrounding communities.

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• Project Peru

• FIMRC provides support to public hospitals in
  three diverse locations in Peru
• Project Peru-Trujillo, located in a coastal city
• Project Peru-Agallpampa, located in a rural,
  mountainous region
• Project Peru-Huancayo, located in an urban center
  with a large indigenous population.

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• Volunteer Testimonial

As a pre-med student and hoping to become a
pediatrician, the experience I got from this trip
will be very helpful to me in the future. I was
given the chance to shadow three incredible
doctors as well as work with children and teach
them health education. Jennifer Martin FIMRC
Volunteer Project Kodaikanal, India
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• FIMRCs Goal

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Find ways that you can contribute both locally
and abroad Imagine people from all walks of
life uniting to accomplish a healthier global
community Motivate yourself and others to make a
difference Realize your potential to enhance
medicine in impoverished regions Cure the world
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One Vision.. ..Many Paths... A Celebration of
Humanity
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• Contact information

National Office Contacts Telephone
888-211-8575 E-mail info_at_fimrc.org Website
www.fimrc.org