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In July, FIMRC Costa Rica welcomed a vibrant group of 22 high school students from across the United States as part of the Travel for Teens international learning trip. Many of them arrived curious about healthcare, eager to explore what a career in the field might look like. Over the course of one ...
At FIMRC’s site in Huancayo, Peru, volunteer impact is amplified thanks to a collaboration with SOCIEMC, the medical student society of the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú. This alliance strengthens our shared mission: to bring healthcare to underserved communities through education, preve...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (August 20, 2021) – Since September 2019, the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have partnered to bring sexual health care to the population of Project Alajuelita, Costa Rica by distributing 795 d...
FIMRC Partners With Centre College And Lincoln Scholars Program
As a global nonprofit dedicated to providing healthcare access worldwide, FIMRC works alongside various community members from universities, health companies and fellow nonprofits, all working toward the same goal of health equity
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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (June 22, 2021) – Before the pandemic, nursing students from Alma College, a private liberal arts college in Michigan, traveled to Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) project sites around the world to delve into global health education and becom...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (February 26, 2021) – The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) has shifted its volunteer platform to the virtual space due to the halt placed on international travel. With that, FIMRC has relied heavily on valued partnerships to advocate for thei...
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (January 21, 2021) – Did you know that dehydration resulting from diarrheal disease is responsible for approximately 1.8 million deaths every year? The vast majority of these deaths are children under five living in low to middle-income countries. That's why the Foundation...
