Family Health Ministries

What Family Health Ministries does

Family Health Ministries (FHM) is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1993 by Duke Global Health Institute associate professor Dr. David Walmer and led by Executive Director Elizabeth Kurtgeri (since January 2025). The organization is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and operates a vertically integrated network of healthcare and education facilities in rural Haiti: the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in Tom Gato (opened 2016, with the Pritts-Olive Surgical Suite completed in 2025), the Saint Antoine School in Fondwa (rebuilt post-2010 earthquake, serving 600+ students), the Blanchard Clinic in Port-au-Prince, and clinical training support for the FSIL Nursing School in Leogane. Core service lines are maternal and women's healthcare (prenatal, labor and delivery, postnatal care, hypertension management, HPV testing and thermoablation for cervical cancer prevention, and now emergency surgical care), K-12 education, and nursing workforce development including scholarships and clinical site placement.

The underlying operating model is community-led, partnership-driven service delivery rather than a technology platform. FHM maintains research and equipment-supply relationships with Duke Global Health Institute and the Duke Global Health PLUS Program, is a co-founding member of the Haiti sans Cervical Cancer (HSCC) consortium alongside the Haiti Ministry of Health, Basic Health International, Caris Foundation, Haiti Nursing Foundation, PAHO, and ASCCP, and operates a REDCap-based cervical cancer screening database built up over 30+ years of research. FHM does not develop proprietary technology products; its technology footprint is limited to the REDCap data system and standard website/social media channels.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through charitable giving in the United States. Disclosed streams include individual one-time and recurring donations via the website and direct mail, child sponsorships at $40/month or $300/year tied to the Saint Antoine School and Fatima House Orphanage, nursing scholarship fundraising (with a 2025 campaign raising $30,000 via a Haiti Nursing Foundation match), an Annual Gala and Silent Auction (raising $128,000 in 2022, $55,000 in 2019), and charity race events ($35,000 in 2014). The go-to-market is event-driven, faith- and community-rooted donor cultivation in the Research Triangle / North Carolina region, with the new 2026 Carmelle Voltaire Open Water swim signaling channel diversification. The 2025 launch of an active Capital Campaign and a legacy giving program point to an intent to broaden and stabilize the donor base beyond annual events.

Name

Family Health Ministries

Legal name

Family Health Ministries

Website

https://familyhealthministries.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family Health Ministries is a US-based nonprofit that operates maternal healthcare, cervical cancer prevention, K-12 education, and nursing scholarship programs in rural Haiti, serving women, children, and nursing students through owned facilities in Tom Gato, Fondwa, Leogane, and Port-au-Prince.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Healthcare and Education Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Maternal healthcare services
• Cervical cancer prevention
• Nursing education programs
• Global health nonprofit
• Community health ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Chapel Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The primary revenue stream comes from individual donors who make one-time or recurring charitable contributions. Donors can give via the organization's website donation portal, by check, or through event participation.
2. Child Sponsorship Program: Monthly sponsorship of $40 per child at the Saint Antoine School or Fatima House Orphanage, providing nutritional and educational support. Donors receive pictures and yearly reports on sponsored children's progress.
3. Nursing Scholarship Donations: Fundraising campaigns to support nursing education at FSIL, including a recent $30,000 campaign (doubled through Haiti Nursing Foundation match) providing full scholarships for 8 students.
4. Annual Gala and Silent Auction: Annual signature fundraising event that raised over $128,000 in 2022 to support clinic operations, with proceeds directed to the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center.
5. Charity Race Events: Community fundraising races (5K/10K) organized in partnership with local churches and sponsors, raising $35,000 in 2014 for the women's health center.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Family Health Ministries operates a portfolio of community-driven healthcare and education programs in Haiti, anchored by the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center (prenatal/delivery/postnatal care, HPV testing, hypertension care, and now emergency surgery at the Pritts-Olive Surgical Suite) and complemented by the Saint Antoine School in Fondwa and ongoing scholarship support to the FSIL Nursing School in Leogane. All programs are funded through individual donations, recurring child sponsorships, and annual fundraising events, and delivered through Haitian-led staff in partnership with Duke Global Health Institute, the Haitian Ministry of Health, and the HSCC cervical cancer prevention consortium.

Product overview

Family Health Ministries operates a portfolio of healthcare and education programs serving women, children, and families in Haiti. The core offering is the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in Tom Gato, which provides prenatal care, labor and delivery, HPV testing, and hypertension treatment—now expanded with the Pritts-Olive Surgical Suite for emergency surgical care. Education programs include the Saint Antoine School in Fondwa and support for the FSIL Nursing School. The organization also runs a children's sponsorship program, cervical cancer prevention services, and an annual gala for fundraising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center Community-owned women's healthcare facility in Tom Gato, Haiti providing prenatal and postnatal care, labor and delivery support, HPV testing, hypertension prevention and treatment, and gynecological services for rural Haitian women and families.
• Pritts-Olive Surgical Suite On-site surgical center at the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center providing emergency C-sections and life-saving surgical procedures for women in the Tom Gato region, eliminating the need for dangerous long-distance transport.
• Saint Antoine School K-12 educational program in Fondwa, Haiti rebuilt by FHM after the 2010 earthquake, serving over 600 students with nutritional and educational support, and supported through child sponsorships.
• FSIL Nursing School (Leogane Nursing School) Support Program Scholarship, mentorship, and clinical-training support program for the first BSN Nursing School in Haiti, located in Leogane; FHM provides four-year scholarships, research mentorship, clinical sites, and hires graduates for its own facilities.
• Cervical Cancer Prevention Program (HPV Testing and Thermoablation) Subsidized HPV testing and thermoablation cervical cancer screen-and-treat program for Haitian women, offered for $2 per test against a $10 cost, embedded within the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center and partner clinic sites.
• Children's Sponsorship Program Recurring child-sponsorship program allowing individual donors to provide $40/month or $300/year of nutritional and educational support to children at Saint Antoine School or the Fatima House Orphanage in Fondwa, Haiti.
• Blanchard Clinic Community healthcare clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti providing medical services to the surrounding population through FHM's Haitian medical staff.

Quantifiable outcome

• 163 babies delivered safely in 2025 alone
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Haiti sans Cervical Cancer (HsCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2015FHM is a co-founding organization of the Haiti sans Cervical Cancer (HsCC) consortium, established in 2015. HsCC is a consortium of partners in Haiti and abroad committed to reducing cervical cancer burden. It brings together Haitian medical leaders, community advocates, NGOs, the Haitian Ministry of Health, the Haitian Ob Gyn Society, and international organizations. FHM's Dr. David Walmer serves as Board Chair.
• FSIL Nursing School (Faculté des Sciences Infirmières de l'Université Épiscopale d'Haïti à Léogâne)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2005FHM has supported the first BSN Nursing School in Haiti since it opened its doors in Leogane in 2005. FHM provides scholarships, mentors nursing students in research projects, provides clinical sites for nursing education, and hires graduates to work at the Carmelle Voltaire Women and #x2019;s Health Center. Dr. Danache teaches obstetrical pathology at the school.
• Basic Health InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHM partners with Basic Health International (BHI) on cervical cancer prevention research. Together they enrolled 5,000 Haitian women in a screen-and-treat program to test the feasibility of a unified healthcare model to prevent cervical cancer, utilizing thermoablation as a treatment alternative.
• Caris FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHM and the Caris Foundation partnered to screen HIV-positive women receiving antiretroviral therapy through the PEPFAR program for cervical cancer. Given the higher HPV infection rates in immunocompromised women, this partnership generated plans for additional research to identify strategies for advanced cervical dysplasia detection.
• Building Goodness FoundationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBuilding Goodness Foundation served as the construction partner for the Carmelle Voltaire Women and #x2019;s Health Center in Tom Gato, providing construction management and volunteer teams. Michael Anello served as the Haiti Project Manager. The partnership facilitated the construction of the healthcare facility that opened in 2016.
• Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHM was founded by Duke DGHI associate professor Dr. David Walmer and his wife Kathy Walmer (adjunct professor). DGHI provides academic oversight, research collaboration, student engagement (Duke SRT program), and the Global Health PLUS equipment donation program. This partnership provides credibility, research capacity, and supply chain support.
• Duke Global Health PLUS ProgramminorOthersThe Global Health PLUS (Placement of Life Changing Usable Surplus) Program, in association with Duke Global Health Institute, allows FHM to receive surplus medical equipment from Duke University Health Systems for use at the Carmelle Voltaire Women and #x2019;s Health Center.
• UNC School of NursingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRepresentatives from the UNC School of Nursing traveled to Haiti with FHM for the opening of the Carmelle Voltaire Women and #x2019;s Health Center in 2016. The center saw more than 50 patients during their first 3 days of operation, with UNC representatives using the educational space for community engagement.
• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)minorOthersPAHO participated in the 2024 HsCC conference hosted by FHM in North Carolina, joining discussions on cervical cancer prevention standards and expanding care across Haiti.
• American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP)minorOthersASCCP participated in the 2024 HsCC conference hosted by FHM, contributing expertise on cervical cancer prevention standards and clinical practices.
• Haiti Ministry of HealthcoreOthersThe Haiti Ministry of Health provides guidance on acceptable standards of care for cervical cancer prevention and is actively involved in HsCC consortium planning, including approval of thermoablation as a national treatment approach and HPV vaccination programs planned for 2026.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Americares: Global health-focused humanitarian organization providing medicines, medical supplies, and health programs. Comparable in US donor-funded model supporting health services in resource-poor settings including Haiti, though at much larger scale.
• Partners In Health: Large, well-established global health nonprofit with deep Haiti operations (University Hospital in Mirebalais). Comparable in providing maternal healthcare and education support in Haiti, but at significantly larger scale and scope across multiple countries.
• Direct Relief: Large humanitarian aid organization providing medical resources and disaster response globally, with significant Haiti presence. Comparable in mobilizing US-based medical supply and equipment donations (akin to Duke Global Health PLUS) for Haitian healthcare facilities.
• CMMB (Catholic Medical Mission Board): Faith-based global health nonprofit delivering medical services and supplies to vulnerable populations worldwide, including Haiti. Comparable medical mission model and maternal/child health focus, but operates broadly across multiple geographies.

Others

• Haiti sans Cervical Cancer (HSCC): Cervical cancer prevention consortium co-founded by FHM in 2015 with FHM's Dr. David Walmer as Board Chair. Adjacent rather than competitive: HSCC is a coordinating coalition of which FHM is a leading member, working on the same national cervical cancer agenda.

Direct peers

• Hope for Haiti: Naples, FL-based nonprofit providing healthcare, education, and clean water in southern Haiti. Comparable beneficiary base, comparable geographic focus in Haiti, and comparable mix of healthcare, education, and community development programs.
• Konbit Sante: Portland-Maine-based nonprofit building healthcare capacity in Haiti's northern region (Cap-Haïtien). Comparable in its US-anchored nonprofit model supporting Haitian clinical infrastructure, workforce training, and maternal/child health services.
• St. Boniface Haiti Foundation: Operates a hospital and community health programs in southern Haiti (Fond-des-Blancs). Direct peer to FHM: comparable geography, comparable maternal/child health focus, comparable US donor-funded model supporting Haitian clinical capacity.
• Midwives for Haiti: US-based nonprofit focused on training skilled birth attendants and providing maternal healthcare in rural Haiti. Highly comparable to FHM in mission, geography, target beneficiary population, and reliance on US donor base and volunteer engagement.
• Basic Health International: Global health organization that partnered with FHM on the 5,000-woman cervical cancer screen-and-treat program in Haiti. Direct peer in cervical cancer prevention research methodology, thermoablation implementation, and evidence-based program design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@familyhealthministries
• Facebookfacebook.com/Familyhm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-health-ministries
• Instagraminstagram.com/familyhealthministries
• Xx.com/FamilyHealthM

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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