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Results from the Community-Based Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Child Survival Survey Report Knowing where and how Curamericas makes an impact is crucial for the success of our programs. Impact Global Health Alliance recently conducted a survey in Guatemala to measure the impact that our Community-Based Impact-Oriented and Care Group (CBIO+CG) methodology has [...]

“He who has health, has hope. He who has hope, has everything.” –Arab Proverb In the highlands of Guatemala is an area that locals call “the Triangle of Death” as it has some of the worst health indicators in Latin America. Impact Global Health Alliance has been working in the [...]

Reflections of Impact Global Health Alliance Global volunteer Bess Smith In 2009, I attended a talk by Impact Global Health Alliance Global’s Founder, Dr. Henry Perry, at Appalachian State University. I already had an interest in public health, but was inspired to learn more when I heard about the work [...]

Did you know that you might be able to DOUBLE your gift to Impact Global Health Alliance? Many employers will match your donation to our organization, allowing your gift to go twice as far. That means twice as many vaccinations, twice as many prenatal vitamins, and twice as many health [...]

Impact Global Health Alliance’ work on the construction of a Casa Materna in the community of Chivaquito in Baja Verapaz, Guatemala has caught the attention of local newspaper Reportaje del dia. In the article below, reporter Rodrigo Sic describes the first meetings between community leaders and the Observatory of Reproductive [...]

Professor Mazar received her Ph.D. in Spanish from Florida Atlantic University. She has supported the work of Impact Global Health Alliance since she learned of the organization while conducting research in Guatemala. Through her host family, she learned of Impact Global Health Alliance’ projects. And how we involve local communities [...]

  Over the past 90 days, our partners at Carolina for Kibera (CFK) have been hard at work improving the health of mothers and children living in poverty in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Read more about the focus and accomplishments of the project below. Fast Stats: In the [...]

On Tuesday, December 1st, Impact Global Health Alliance Global held its 2nd Annual Hops for Hope event. Thanks to many generous sponsors, donors, and attendees, the event was a huge success. Together we raised $7,382 to support health programs for mothers and children in impoverished communities around the world, nearly [...]

Maternal and Child Health Today Reducing maternal and child mortality in vulnerable populations has become a priority in global health. Despite achievements in improving the health of mothers and children under five, new approaches are needed to ensure more progress is made. In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were [...]

At many of our project sites, certain social and cultural practices may increase the risk of some conditions that are easily preventable by immunization. This is true at our project site in Kenya, where a Community Health Volunteer discovered that baby Pauline did not receive a vital vaccine after birth. [...]

In Kibera, Kenya, the cost of health misinformation is life-threatening. Although community members are aware of the health facilities that exist in Kibera, there is a serious lack of health service utilization at these facilities. To address this dangerous gap, Impact Global Health Alliance Global, in partnership with Carolina for [...]

Bob and Susan have supported Impact Global Health Alliance Global since 1999. Their passion for Impact Global Health Alliance Global stems from the life and work of Bob’s grandfather, Frank S. Beck. Dr. Beck was one of the first missionaries to Bolivia in 1912 and worked alongside some of Impact [...]