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Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Indigenous women Men and boys Millennium Development Goals Research Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Sustainable Development: Capacity-building Peace and Development in Africa: Development in Africa
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Philippines El Salvador Peru Nicaragua Dominican Republic Costa Rica Ecuador Uganda India
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	Our Mission To provide access to medical care for underprivileged and medically underserved families around the world. We work to accomplish our mission in the following ways: ACCESS First and foremost, we look at access to healthcare. Can our community members easily get to a clinic? What do they do in case of an emergency? In areas where no clinical services are available, we work with the community to build out the necessary infrastructure to improve access. Whether it be the construction of our own clinic or modifying a building within the community, we work to ensure that the communities we serve have the ability to seek a healthcare professional. EDUCATION Another major focus of our work is preventative health. We work hard to integrate into our communities to address local needs and launch outreach programs. We listen to our community members, the Ministry of Health and other major organizations in the communities where we work and build health education programs based on the feedback. PARTICIPATION A key component of our success is participation. Participation from community members is vital, as we ask the community to work alongside us in improving health in the communities in which we work. We also believe in participation from the global community. That's why FIMRC engages volunteers from all walks of life to participate in our programs. The Global Health Volunteer Program, Chaptership Program and Internship Program are all ways in which we hope to inspire the global community to help improve the health of those that we serve.
Year established:	2002
Year of registration:	2002
Organizational structure:	FIMRC is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of families in low-resource settings around the world through the implementation of innovative and self-sustainable health improvement programs. Through its network of outpatient clinics and partnerships, FIMRC asserts a multidimensional strategy that includes clinical services, extensive community outreach efforts and health education programs. FIMRC is a self-sustainable organization with project related funding provided from business operations – the Global Health Volunteer Program engages approximately 900 individuals annually who volunteer their time abroad and make a contribution in exchange for the experience FIMRC provides. Over 90% of FIMRC’s revenue is derived from our volunteer program, therefore funding our project sites across the globe. FIMRC was founded in 2002, is incorporated in Washington, DC and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. The FIMRC team includes over 3,000 dedicated staff and volunteers worldwide who provide the leadership and support necessary to achieve our mission of improving access to health care for children in underserved communities.
Number and type of members:	We are a employed team of over 70 passionate, dedicated individuals working together to improve the health and lives of others. We live and work all around the world, but we're connected by our belief that everyone deserves adequate healthcare. Our teams include: Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Laboratory Technicians, Pharmacists, Outreach Coordinators, Psychologist, Records Keepers, and HIV/AIDs counselors to name a few.
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services
Funding structure other:	Aspiring medical and public health students apply to train with in our project sites around the world to gain international health and development experience.

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