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Join FAHWA Today!

Join FAHWA Today!

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...

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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

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...

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Mexico Medical Mission

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....

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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...

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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...

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