FIMRC Fundraiser Kicks Off This Spring

Parasites Without Borders is excited to kick off a new quarter of giving. Beginning May 1 through July 31, 2026, all donations made to Parasites Without Borders (PWB) will be matched by the organization and donated to the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC), for a total gift of up to $10,000. These funds provide necessary healthcare to low-resource and medically underserved families around the world. Dr. Daniel Griffin, Parasites Without Borders Co-Founder and President, has directly experienced the impact a donation can have on FIMRC, having volunteered at its clinic locations many times over the years.

“It’s hard to truly conceptualize how much of a difference even a small donation can make in these underserved and under-resourced communities until you see it with your own eyes,” says Dr. Griffin. “Working in FIMRC’s clinics, you provide critical, life-sustaining care to families that have extremely limited access to healthcare. Distance and limited access to routine, preventable care can cause children to miss many routine vaccines and screenings, leading to preventable illnesses that can have life-long effects. FIMRC works to help fill those gaps while providing hands-on experience to the next generation of healthcare workers. We’re honored to continue partnering with them.”

Founded in 2002 by Dr. Vikram D. Bakhru, FIMRC is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that works to improve access to care through innovative, self-sustaining health programs. FIMRC works alongside communities to improve health from the ground up — including building necessary infrastructure, such as constructing or updating buildings; ensuring communities have access to a healthcare professional; and educating on preventive health.

FIMRC currently has four project sites:

• Project Huancayo in Peru brings clinical support, public health education and outreach in the Andean highlands. 

• Project Alajuelita in Costa Rica focuses on serving a community clinic that provides healthcare services to a refugee population. 

• Project Anconcito in Ecuador is a 100% outreach site that primarily focuses on home visits and child nutrition.

• Project Bududa in Uganda is centered around the FIMRC Health Center, a fully licensed and registered Level 3 health center that sees close to 30,000 patients per year.