by FAHWA-ED | Nov 21, 2022 | Blog, Medical Missions
Description and rationale of the medical and solidarity mission In the Philippines, health facilities and services remain to be highly urban-centered, inadequate, commercialized and inaccessible to the majority of the Filipino people while health workers have been...
by FAHWA-ED | Jan 30, 2022 | Blog
Report from Filipino Nurses United (FNU) Cebu Chapter A disaster relief operation for Odette typhoon victims in Cebu was conducted on January 17-21, 2022. This was done to address the survival and immediate needs of the people after the calamity struck. The...
by FAHWA-ED | Jan 15, 2022 | Blog, Medical Missions
Congratulations to Organizacion Amancio Samuel Villatoro, Cuban medical brigade, nurses from the U.S. and volunteers for the resonating success of the Guatemala International Medical Mission held in Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango and Santa Catarina, and San Marcos held on...
by FAHWA-ED | Jun 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Even before the pandemic, nurses in the Philippines have been in the frontlines over-worked healing patients with meagre pay. In an effort to support them, the Filipino American Health Workers Association (FAHWA) and the Filipino Nurses United (FNU) will be giving...
by FAHWA-ED | Nov 16, 2020 | Support/fundraise
We appeal for support to help the people devastated by Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) and massive flooding in the Philippines. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and still reeling from the damage brought about by Typhoons Pepito, Quinta and Rolly, Typhoon Ulysses...