MAYAN HEALTH INITIATIVE NFP
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Mission Statement
Bring health care to the poorest children in Guatemala though both large medical missions and project-based interventions and local partnership to produce meaningful impact that can change the trajectory of a life, a family, and, and furthermore their community. Children in the western highlands of Guatemala will have fair access to adequate medical care, nutritional support, and rehabilitation.
About This Cause
MHI works in the Guatemala’s Western Highlands known as the “Altiplano”, the poorest area in Guatemala that faces a combination of poverty, illiteracy, and inequality. The region’s health system is characterized by lack of access to health care services, outdated equipment, lack of medical providers and supportive staff, and cost barriers. The Mayan Health Initiative (MHI) is a registered 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with local operations in the state of San Marcos in Guatemala. Led by Dr. Bill Ahrens, former head of Emergency Pediatrics at the University of Illinois Medical Center, and governed by a US-based board of directors, MHI was founded to strengthen the capacity of its partners to provide quality medical care to the region’s most vulnerable children and families.