A New Era – How we Impact Global Health and build an Alliance
https://youtu.be/_kT7eVn6KGw With the celebration of our 40th anniversary in 2023, it was a momentous occasion for reflection, not just on our achievements, but also on the path ahead. It’s with this reflection that we are thrilled to announce our evolution from Curamericas Global to Impact Global Health Alliance. This [...]
Meet Rebecca
Meet Rebecca Rubinstein – thanks to her efforts, and the efforts of 35 other The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill volunteers, Impact Global Health Alliance is partnering with the Consulado General de Guatemala en Raleigh to provide COVID-19 education and response to families in unforgotten communities. During college, [...]
Impact Global Health Alliance Global joins the Pandemic Response Network as a partner
Raleigh, N.C. – May 27, 2020 – Impact Global Health Alliance Global, a Raleigh-based nonprofit, has joined the Pandemic Response Network (PRN) as a partner to serve the needs of individuals and communities during the pandemic, especially those that are hit hardest by COVID-19. Impact Global Health Alliance is a [...]
Breaking Down Barriers and Maximizing Support and Resources to Create Increased Impact in Remote Places
One of the core principals at each of our project sites is bringing health services to underserved communities. Last year, while a group of medical volunteers was volunteering at our site in San Marcos, Guatemala, a clinic day was organized in one of the most remote communities in our project [...]
We are Committed to Healthy Pregnancies, Safe Deliveries, and Happy Babies
Elsa was only 16 when she got pregnant with her first child. She lived with her mom, also a single mother, and a younger sister in a very modest wooden home about a 30 min walk from the center of Pueblo Nuevo. As soon as she learned she was pregnant, [...]
Our Approach: Recognize, Embrace, and Integrate Cultural Traditions into the Health Care System
One of the unique things about Impact Global Health Alliance Global is our commitment to finding sustainable solutions to the health needs in the communities we work with. At each of our sites, this means finding solutions that are culturally appropriate. In Guatemala, it is a tradition for Mayan women [...]
Sustainable Impact One Life at a Time
Most of you are probably familiar with how Impact Global Health Alliance Global works: we partner with underserved communities to make measurable and sustainable improvements in their health and well-being. This means, we find a local partner, which could be a doctor, a clinic or a hospital, and give them [...]
Help Fight the Coronavirus
You’re not wrong to feel nervous during these unsettling times. I am as well. In the news, in work-related virtual meetings and social gatherings, there is anxiety, fear, and at times, hopelessness because of the Coronovirus pandemic. I hear you. I get it. It is overwhelming. So, what has helped [...]
COVID19 Response
To my friends and family at Impact Global Health Alliance Global I wanted to take a moment during these uncertain times to reach out to you personally and share an update on how Impact Global Health Alliance is responding to the impacts of COVID-19. During this global health crisis – [...]
Duke University Nursing Students Travel to Guatemala to Educate and Train, Return Inspired and Changed
Duke University School of Nursing (DUSON) students, Lindsey Salisbury and Shelby Strockbine, entered their third semester with a new perspective on the importance of global health and their roles as future nurses. This summer, the two women joined other Duke nursing students in a global clinical, cultural immersion program with [...]
Intern-ductions: Introducing the Fall 2019 Interns
Nicholas Toombs (Intern, Fall 2019) Nick Toombs is currently a junior at UNC Chapel Hill, where he is majoring in Economics. He comes from a very small, close knit family. His heart to serve people living in terrible conditions around the world fueled his desire for nonprofit work. During his [...]
Bridging the Gap: Healthcare Workers Visit Impact Global Health Alliance Global’s Newest Casa Materna
For the likely small percentage of people who could pick out San Marcos, Guatemala on a map, they probably know more about the romantic parts of the area and its history. It’s home to the country’s highest volcano and beautiful highland scenery. What many people may not know is the [...]
Bridging the Gap: Volunteers Visit Impact Global Health Alliance Global’s Newest Casa Materna
Waking up to get a glass of water from the kitchen. Jumping in the car for a last-minute run to the grocery store. Rushing over to your local urgent care due to a spiked fever. These everyday tasks or happenings never stood out to 15-year-old John Wallace as “luxuries”. That [...]
