News | Fostering Aide thru Health Workers Alliance

A Small Gesture to Help Nurses in the Philippines

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...

Help the People of the Philippines Affected by Typhoon Ulysses and Massive Flooding

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...

Urgent Funds to Fight COVID 19 and Hunger in Guatemala

Jul 17, 2020 | Blog

[Solicitud en español abajo] Your donations will go towards assembling packs of immediate necessities and facilitating rapid distribution to over 500 families in several struggling communities in Guatemala. Each pack will contain staple foods, COVID 19 preventative...

Disaster Relief in Bahamas

Nov 9, 2019 | Blog, Medical Missions

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

Nov 9, 2019 | Medical Missions

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...

Medical Mission in India

Jan 27, 2019 | Blog, Medical Missions, Uncategorized

Our medical mission team 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.

Join FAHWA Today!

Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized

Anyone who adhere's to the mission of the Fostering Aide thru Health Workers Alliance. (FAHWA) may join the association. Whether you are born in the U.S. or the Philippines, or whether you consider yourself a Filipino or not, but you adhere to FAHWA's mission you...

My First Medical Mission

Dec 17, 2018 | Uncategorized

By Dora Acevedo, RN, NP I went to the Philippines because I have always wanted to do a medical mission and this was the opportunity I was given to help. I traveled with a total of 17 people including myself: 10 NYSNA members & 1 staff, 1 respiratory therapist( a...