Hope for a Healthier Humanity
Linking Hands - Working Together - Building a Healthier World
Mission Statement
As a non-profit, charitable organization, Hope for a Healthier Humanity (HHH)
is committed to assisting the developing nations of the world achieve improved
healthcare delivery. HHH supports health agencies, governments, NGOs and individual
managers and healthcare providers, as they strive to use thier existing resources
in the most efficient and economical way.
HHH is committed to the belief that education is the key to achieving sustainable change. Therefore, HHH focuses on the development of bilateral international educational programs and exchange opportunities for medical, dental and nursing students, studying both in the United States as well as abroad.
HHH is also committed to mobilizing professional volunteers in all of its activities, thereby reducing the direct costs of providing assistance to our brothers and sisters.
HHH is committed to the belief that education is the key to achieving sustainable change. Therefore, HHH focuses on the development of bilateral international educational programs and exchange opportunities for medical, dental and nursing students, studying both in the United States as well as abroad.
HHH is also committed to mobilizing professional volunteers in all of its activities, thereby reducing the direct costs of providing assistance to our brothers and sisters.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HHH?
HHH, a non sectarian IRS authorized 501(C)(3) public charity, was incorporated in the State of New York in November of 2001. HHH was created to provide didactic and clinical education and training to medical, dental and nursing students and other healthcare providers in developing countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as provide its international partners with donations of medicine, medical and dental equipment and academic linkages with U.S. based schools of higher medical, dental and nursing education. HHH is committed to achieving sustainable improvements in the levels of healthcare available to the poorest of peoples everywhere.
What makes HHH different from the many other charitable organizations focusing on international healthcare?
While HHH is a direct service provider, engaging in international medical, dental and nursing mission trips to various countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, it does so only as part of an overall strategy which targets improved healthcare educational and clinical training. While HHH does actively solicit donations of medicines and medical/dental equipment and supplies, shipping these items as overseas freight to the Caribbean and Latin America, it does this only to those sites where HHH has an ongoing educational program in place or plans to implement one in the near future. The supplies are intended to be utilized as part of the overall educational and clinical training project. HHH is very scrupulous in ensuring that these donations are properly received, disbursed and utilized by the recipient countries.
Are there any particular areas of focus for HHH and its programs?
HHH is particularly concerned about two targets: the medical, dental and nursing education of the peoples of the Caribbean and Latin America, as pertaining to the overall health of women and children and those at high risk of poor health; and secondly, community health education and advocacy, targeting the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases. Within the category of women’s and children’s health, not surprisingly there is a concentration on maternal and newborn services. Community health projects stress the control of the spread of tuberculosis(TB), HIV and AIDS. The projects which HHH undertakes reflect these focal areas.
How does HHH raise funds?
HHH submits an increasing number of grant applications, year after year, to various foundations, corporations and/or different governmental agencies. HHH also conducts annual mail solicitations and an annual fund-raising Humanitarian Dinner and Charity Auction are held each September-October. These efforts are extremely important ways to secure funds. Additionally, HHH actively solicits donations of pharmaceuticals from the major drug companies of the US as well as seeks their financial support in the form of underwriting expenses associated with educational conferences and medical and dental mission trips. Finally, HHH relies upon the donations of medical and dental equipment and supplies from hospitals, private practitioners and healthcare systems around the country. These invaluable partners collectively supplied HHH, and as a result numerous countries throughout the developing world, with medicine and medical and dental equipment worth millions of dollars, year after year.
How will funds donated to HHH be used?
Funds donated to HHH will be used in one of four ways:
1. Continue programs of overseas freight of medical and dental equipment.
2. Cover expenses associated with bilateral international exchanges of medical dental and nursing students from US and Latin American schools.
3. Continue medical, dental and community health mission trips and educational training programs.
4. Cover general operating expenses.
HHH, a non sectarian IRS authorized 501(C)(3) public charity, was incorporated in the State of New York in November of 2001. HHH was created to provide didactic and clinical education and training to medical, dental and nursing students and other healthcare providers in developing countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as provide its international partners with donations of medicine, medical and dental equipment and academic linkages with U.S. based schools of higher medical, dental and nursing education. HHH is committed to achieving sustainable improvements in the levels of healthcare available to the poorest of peoples everywhere.
What makes HHH different from the many other charitable organizations focusing on international healthcare?
While HHH is a direct service provider, engaging in international medical, dental and nursing mission trips to various countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, it does so only as part of an overall strategy which targets improved healthcare educational and clinical training. While HHH does actively solicit donations of medicines and medical/dental equipment and supplies, shipping these items as overseas freight to the Caribbean and Latin America, it does this only to those sites where HHH has an ongoing educational program in place or plans to implement one in the near future. The supplies are intended to be utilized as part of the overall educational and clinical training project. HHH is very scrupulous in ensuring that these donations are properly received, disbursed and utilized by the recipient countries.
Are there any particular areas of focus for HHH and its programs?
HHH is particularly concerned about two targets: the medical, dental and nursing education of the peoples of the Caribbean and Latin America, as pertaining to the overall health of women and children and those at high risk of poor health; and secondly, community health education and advocacy, targeting the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases. Within the category of women’s and children’s health, not surprisingly there is a concentration on maternal and newborn services. Community health projects stress the control of the spread of tuberculosis(TB), HIV and AIDS. The projects which HHH undertakes reflect these focal areas.
How does HHH raise funds?
HHH submits an increasing number of grant applications, year after year, to various foundations, corporations and/or different governmental agencies. HHH also conducts annual mail solicitations and an annual fund-raising Humanitarian Dinner and Charity Auction are held each September-October. These efforts are extremely important ways to secure funds. Additionally, HHH actively solicits donations of pharmaceuticals from the major drug companies of the US as well as seeks their financial support in the form of underwriting expenses associated with educational conferences and medical and dental mission trips. Finally, HHH relies upon the donations of medical and dental equipment and supplies from hospitals, private practitioners and healthcare systems around the country. These invaluable partners collectively supplied HHH, and as a result numerous countries throughout the developing world, with medicine and medical and dental equipment worth millions of dollars, year after year.
How will funds donated to HHH be used?
Funds donated to HHH will be used in one of four ways:
1. Continue programs of overseas freight of medical and dental equipment.
2. Cover expenses associated with bilateral international exchanges of medical dental and nursing students from US and Latin American schools.
3. Continue medical, dental and community health mission trips and educational training programs.
4. Cover general operating expenses.
Annual Reports
