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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
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...
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Reporting Back from Philippines Medical Mission
By Maria Sol Del Castillo, RN, Alpha Acapulco, RN, MSN, & Heather McCartney, RN We are so blessed we're able to join NYSNA’s (New York State Nurses Association) delegation to the medical mission to the Philippines. This is our first time to join NYSNA medical...
HEALTH CRISIS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE CARIBBEAN!
By: JUDY SHERIDAN-GONZALEZ, RN Due to back-to-back hurricanes, a health care crisis has emerged. Some nursing and medical personnel from the US have arrived—many of them volunteers who can only stay for a limited time—but the critical condition of the health care...
Mexico Medical Mission
Medical Mission to Mexico, May 22-26, 2018 held in the City of Hidalgo and Ejido La Libertad served about 500 patients, mostly women and children. We provided free medical screenings, consultations and medicine to the people, some are immigrants from Guatemala....
Philippine Medical Mission 2017
By Nella Pineda-Marcon, RN I have been so honored to lead NYSNA’s medical mission to the Philippines. This is my second NYSNA medical mission and this one was even more fulfilling than the first. It was bittersweet to be helping with the recovery from Typhoon Haiyan...
Brazil Humanitarian and Educational Mission, June 16-27, 2018
REPORT: BRAZIL HUMANITARIAN AND EDUCATIONAL MISSION JUNE 16 – JUNE 27 The humanitarian and educational mission in Brazil is another huge success! Participated by 13 RNs, NPs, a nursing student, an MD, and a pharmacy tech including 2 staff, we served a total...
Dominican Republic Medical Mission
Over a dozen NYRN volunteers from New York are scheduled to go to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on August 10-15, 2018 to provide free medical service to the residents there. Four medical doctors from Santo Domingo will be joining the medical team. The medical...