Welcome to Fostering Aide thru Health Workers Alliance (FAHWA)
U.S. Virgin Islands
Dominican Republic
Peru
Mexico
India
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
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Since 2017, FAHWA has sponsored 12 medical missions and has served over 8,200 patients. All our medical doctors, registered nurses and other medical professionals are volunteers. We have over 600 volunteers in our network.
Recent News
NYRN Disaster Relief in Bahamas
Six nurses, members of NYSNA and Dr. Michael Touger just returned from the Bahamas after four days of Medical Mission at the Great Abaco Island. Hurricane Dorian first hit the Abaco Islands as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds. That ties it for the strongest...
Mexican Border Medical Mission-October, 2019
In October A team of 7 nurses members of NYSNA and one doctor concerned about the migrants' health, traveled to the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, to provide free medical assistance to 275 patients from different parts of the world, waiting in Mexico for a...
New York Recovery Network Goes to India
New York Recovery Network (NYRN) is set to go to New Delhi, India on January 21, 2019. About 201 volunteers from New York State Nurses Association will be hosted by United Nurses Association- New Delhi Chapter.