July 26th, 2024

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A drawn image of four people on top of a globe. The first is walking the second two are running and the fourth is biking. The text reads Walks Run Bike across the globe for humanity miles that matter.

Humanity First USA needs you to add your #MilesThatMatter to our 20th anniversary goal of traveling 24,900 miles around the earth. Help us complete the circle around the world and serve people who need food, water, and surgery.

Learn more and join now!

We need everyone to carry our torch 24,900 miles (virtually!) around the entire globe.

The event runs August 30th - September 8th, but the Early Bird Challenge begins August 15th! Register, join a team, and order your commemorative shirt in time to join the fun and support a great cause.

Your participation fuels programs like Food Security, where HF volunteer teams distribute much needed food to economically stretched families in 10 U.S. cities.

Five men pack cans into cardboard boxes and blue crates.

The Willingboro, New Jersey team packs food boxes for 50 families last Saturday.

A group poses in front of a large truck for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. They hold a banner for the Humanity First USA Food Pantry Zion Illinois.

The Zion, Illinois team after distributing 6,000 pounds of food.

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Successful Medical Missions

in Ghana and Mexico

Surgical Training Mission to Ghana

The surgical training mission team traveled and trained across two cities in Ghana at the First American Medical Center and the Medical Simulation Skills Institute.

The team led surgeons, operating room staff, and general hospital staff through training in surgical techniques and CPR.

A woman sits at a table holding an ultrasound probe and looking at the image generated on a computer. Another woman and man are doing the same in the background.

A participant practices ultrasound techniques with Dr. Tarek Youssef.

Three men tinker with a device that looks like a thick flat screen propped up at a 45 degree angle with holes in it through which thin instruments are inserted.

The team readies the surgical training devices for the session.

Two men stand in front of a seated crowd. Between them is a projection screen.

Drs. Fizan Abdullah and Gezzer Ortega presenting to a full room.

A woman in grey medical scrubs kneels on the floor beside a young girl of about five years old. The girl looks up at her while her hands rest on the chest of a baby sized dummy used for CPR training.

Even some young visitors got to learn from the team.

A group of people stand outside a building around a table filled with boxes and items. Two men hold a box between them while everyone poses for the picture.

Not only did the team complete several days of training, but they also presented a donation from Humanity First USA of butterfly Ultrasound probes, operating room supplies, oxygen generator & nebulizer, and medical disposables for local patient medical care.

They also toured the Daboase Ahmadiyya Hospital and gave Humanity First USA’s donation of funds to procure another incubator.

Three women in green medical scrubs and another woman in a full plastic garment stand in a medical room with equipment in the background. One woman holds a baby in her arms.

Thank you to the volunteer team for their skilled service and thank you to HF Ghana for hosting and facilitating this service mission.

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Gift of Health Student Mission to Mexico

The Gift of Health mission led by the Loyola University Humanity First Student Organization treated 385 people in southern Mexico.

The students and volunteer doctors evaluated patients for general health, dental health, and chronic conditions like diabetes.

A man in a white doctors coat holds a persons foot in one hand and an ultrasound probe in the other hand. A student uses a bottle to put gel on a probe.

Dr. Hafeez Rehman examines a patient using a portable ultrasound.

A woman wearing gloves holds a small bright yellow tray to a young girls mouth as she sits to receive this fluoride treatment.

Students administering fluoride treatments to children for dental health.

A man fits a blood pressure cuff on a woman's arm while a boy sits close by.

Students check patient vitals during the intake process.

Two people wearing Humanity First t-shirts stand behind a table and speak with three people who hold medicine boxes in their hands

The mission was able to give patients months worth of needed medications.

Student leader Elham Malik reflected on the mission

“I was deeply moved by how the Gift of Health program allowed us to witness firsthand the profound impact of socioeconomic factors on community health. Seeing families rely on soda because it's cheaper than water really opened my eyes to the complex challenges these communities face. It was incredibly rewarding to spend quality time with patients who hadn't seen a doctor in years, truly listening to their stories. This experience has reinforced for me the critical importance of culturally relevant care and how understanding the full context of our patients' lives can transform the way we approach healthcare.”

Thank you to HF Mexico and local team members for their partnership to host the mission. Thank you to the volunteer doctors who led patient care and especially to the students for powering and giving this Gift of Health!

About three dozen people stand in rows for a picture outside of a school under the basketball hoop. They hold certificates in front of them.

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HF Healthcare Services at the UK AMC Convention

Our very own Mr. Majid Khan, head of HF Healthcare Services, is at the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Convention in the UK.

He joins the Humanity First International and UK teams to display the amazing work that HF does all around the world. If you are there, be sure to see the booth and learn more!

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