Refugee Health Alliance

What Refugee Health Alliance does

Refugee Health Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2018 and headquartered in La Jolla, California, that delivers free healthcare and social services to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border. It operates four clinics and one hygiene station across Tijuana and Reynosa, Mexico, and extends services to more than 30 partner shelters. Service lines include general and pediatric medicine, prenatal and midwifery care, LGBTQIA+ health, mental health (operated under the sub-brand Paz en Salud), acupuncture, dentistry, medical-legal evaluations for asylum cases, and social determinants support (Dignidad en Salud).

The organization runs a volunteer-driven delivery model staffed by 11-50 employees supplemented by clinical volunteers, with sub-branded programs spanning Resistencia en Salud (protest healthcare), Justicia en Salud (birth house and justice initiatives), Paz en Salud (mental health), Dignidad en Salud (hygiene and social services), and Casa de Revolucion (community space). Operations are funded through individual donations and foundation grants rather than fee-for-service revenue, since patients receive care at no cost. Partnerships with organizations such as the Transgender Law Center (for LGBTQIA+ funding) and Acupuncturists Without Borders (for integrative medicine) supplement internal capacity.

Name

Refugee Health Alliance

Legal name

Refugee Health Alliance

Website

https://refugeehealthalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Refugee Health Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating four clinics and a hygiene station in Tijuana and Reynosa, Mexico, delivering free medical, mental health, dental, and social services to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in partnership with 30+ shelters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refugee Healthcare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee/Migrant Health & Resettlement Health Units (HLAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) NGOs (HLAJAKAG), Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE)

Keywords

• Humanitarian healthcare services
• Refugee medical care
• Border health clinics
• Trauma informed care
• Migrant health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

La Jolla

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: RHA relies on crowdsource funding and individual donations to purchase medications, equipment, and fund operations. Donations are accepted via check, Venmo, and GoFundMe.
2. Foundation Grants: The organization receives funding from foundations such as the Transgender Law Center to support specific programs like LGBTQIA+ care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Refugee Health Alliance (RHA) is a nonprofit that provides free medical, mental health, prenatal/midwifery, LGBTQIA+, dental, acupuncture, social-determinants, and medical-legal services to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers along the US-Mexico border. Services are delivered through four clinics (Resistencia en Salud, Justicia en Salud, Paz en Salud in Tijuana, and Casa de Revolucion in Reynosa) plus a hygiene/social-determinants station (Dignidad en Salud), together with shelter-based and telemedicine outreach covering more than 30 shelters.

Product overview

Refugee Health Alliance provides a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare services and programs for migrants and refugees along the US-Mexico Border. The organization operates four clinics (Resistencia en Salud, Justicia en Salud, Paz en Salud in Tijuana, and Casa de Revolucion in Reynosa) plus a hygiene station (Dignidad en Salud). Core services include General Medical & Pediatric Care, Prenatal & Midwifery Care, LGBTQIA+ Care, Mental Health Care (Paz en Salud), Acupuncture and Naturopathy, Dentistry, and Medical-Legal Evaluations. The Dignidad en Salud program addresses social determinants of health including food, water, clothing, and housing insecurity. Services are delivered free of charge through a network of over 30 shelters and clinics, utilizing volunteer clinicians and trauma-informed care approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Justicia en Salud: A free clinic providing prenatal and midwifery care for mothers and newborns, run by midwife Ximena Rojas.
• Resistencia en Salud
• Paz en Salud
• Dignidad en Salud
• Casa de Revolucion

Products and services

• General Medical and Pediatric Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 50-100 patients per Saturday outreach session
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Border AngelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator organization supporting RHA's programs and clinics for Tijuana's individuals and families. Border Angels is a humanitarian organization focused on immigration support.
• PrevenCasa ACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with RHA to install the first public water fountains in Tijuana, providing access to potable water for consumption.
• Jewish Family ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator organization supporting refugee assistance programs and services.
• Al Otro LadocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal services organization providing support to migrants and refugees.
• International Medical CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization partnering to support medical programs for refugees and migrants.
• UCSD Design CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collaboration with UC San Diego students supporting organizational communications.
• Haitian Bridge AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting Haitian migrants and refugees at the border.
• Immigrant Defenders Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImmigration legal services organization providing support to asylum seekers.
• Food Not BombscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered and financially supported to provide fresh meals during clinic hours, delivering 100-150 meals daily.
• Contra Viento y Marea Comedor TijuanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal food organization partnered with RHA to provide meals to shelter residents.
• Acupuncturists Without BorderscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing acupuncture services at Justicia en Salud clinic and shelters around Tijuana using traditional Chinese medicine.
• Local DentistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local dentists to provide free dental care through a referral system for emergency dental care and treatment.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): MSF is a large-scale international medical humanitarian organization delivering care to displaced populations and refugees globally, including at the US-Mexico border. It overlaps with RHA in deploying volunteer clinicians to underserved migrant populations but operates at vastly greater scale and across many geographies.
• International Medical Corps: International Medical Corps provides medical and mental health care to vulnerable populations in humanitarian settings; it is also an RHA partner organization (partnerships_and_alliances). Overlaps directly in refugee/migrant healthcare delivery and disaster-response positioning.
• Samaritan's Purse: Samaritan's Purse operates a global humanitarian medical response including disaster relief and refugee support. Overlaps in deploying mobile/free medical clinics to displaced populations but spans a much broader portfolio of international disaster response.
• Heartland Alliance International: Heartland Alliance provides refugee resettlement, healthcare, and mental health services for vulnerable populations including asylum seekers. Overlaps with RHA in trauma-informed refugee healthcare and social services delivery.
• International Rescue Committee: IRC is one of the largest refugee resettlement and humanitarian aid agencies globally, providing health, mental health, and social services to refugees post-resettlement. Operates at much larger scale but covers an overlapping client population and service categories.

Direct peers

• Kino Border Initiative: Kino Border Initiative is a binational Jesuit ministry that operates aid stations, a comedor, and shelter-based medical care in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico — a direct analog to RHA's shelter-based clinics in Tijuana and Reynosa. Both serve asylum-seekers and migrants at the US-Mexico border with free health, food, and humanitarian services.
• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center: Las Americas is a Nuevo Laredo-based nonprofit providing legal and social services to migrants and refugees, including asylum representation and humanitarian support. Comparable to RHA in mission and target population along the US-Mexico border.

Regional players

• Al Otro Lado: Al Otro Lado provides legal services and cross-border accompaniment to migrants at the Tijuana/US-Mexico border, overlapping with RHA's medical-legal evaluation program and Tijuana shelter outreach. Both operate binational US-Mexico models focused on asylum seekers in the same geography.
• No More Deaths / No Más Muertes: No More Deaths volunteers provide humanitarian aid, medical care, and water/food supply to migrants in the Arizona desert. Similar volunteer-driven migrant-aid mission and free medical services to a comparable population, but in a different US-Mexico border geography.

Others

• Border Angels: Border Angels is a San Diego-based humanitarian organization focused on immigration rights, shelter support, and water/food distribution at the US-Mexico border — an RHA partner (partnerships_and_alliances). Comparable in target population and border-region operations but not a healthcare provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/refugeehealtha
• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/1040277419485183
• Instagraminstagram.com/refugeehealthalliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/refugee-health-alliance

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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