The mission of Global Healthworks Foundation (GHF), a 501(c)(3) registered U.S. nonprofit, is to provide sustainable integrative healthcare to underserved communities in the United States and abroad. With a nearly all-volunteer staff, we treat approximately 7,000 patients annually at our clinics in New York City and Guatemala. As all money raised is allocated to our programs—GHF has no overhead costs—we are able to offer treatments to patients free-of-charge. These services include: acupuncture, therapeutic soft-tissue bodywork, Chinese herbal remedies, Reiki energy healing, dietary counseling, and rehabilitative exercises, such as yoga and Qigong. Over the course of just three and a half years in Guatemala, we have reached more than 65,000 patients in the highlands of Quiché. Our healthcare delivery model is unique both because of the range of services offered and the manner in which our team delivers those services. The guiding principles of this model are as follows:
- We engage local partners with existing networks to aid in identifying communities in need of outreach services.
- Our services are comprehensive. Full, multi-modality treatments are offered to children, young adults, and older adults at our bi-annual medical missions and regular mobile clinics in Guatemala.
- We value the importance of organization and smooth processes. Each medical mission includes a logistics specialist so that the treatment environment remains calm and stress-free for both practitioner and patient.
- We think beyond immediate treatment and service delivery by planning for the sustainability of our programs. We train local health promoters and involve youth and young adults in our Quiché-based activities to ensure the prolonged impact of our work.
- Our permanent mobile outreach clinic provides continued treatments in between our larger medical missions, furthering our patients’ healing processes and GHF’s connection with local communities. For more information, please contact Dan Wunderlich, Founder and Executive Director, at Info@GlobalHealthworksFoundation.org. If you are interested in giving to our work, tax-deductible donations may be mailed to Global Healthworks Foundation, 70 East 10th Street, Suite 1W, New York, NY 10003; or given through PayPal: Info@GlobalHealthworksFoundation.org. Donations aid GHF in expanding our programs and ensuring the sustainability of existing activities by helping to cover expenses related to treatment supplies and herbal remedies, vehicle rental and fuel, and stipends for local health promoters, translators, and drivers.
