Diabetes & Hypertesion Medicine

Project Restauración, Dominican Republic

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100% of all donations made towards this campaign will be used directly in support of Project Restauración, Dominican Republic.

Though global health efforts commonly focus on infectious diseases, the burden of chronic diseases is growing rapidly in the developing world. FIMRC-DR runs a community-based diabetes program in three of our communities. In this program, patients receive education regarding the management of their illness as well as monthly consultations and prescription refills in coordination with a chronic disease specialist who visits our site once a month.

Due to the opening of a new group in 2016 and an overall increase in patients within the Restauración group, we’ve added over 30 new patients this year. To keep up with the needs of an ever-growing number of people suffering from these chronic illnesses, this project would fund the purchase of medication and the transportation needed to reach our groups each month.

FIMRC is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to providing modern medical care to disadvantaged families worldwide. Learn more at www.fimrc.org.