Organizations Filed Purposes:
HEALTH FRONTIERS (HF) IS AN OUTREACH OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOUNDED IN 1991 AND FOCUSED ON OUTCOMES IN GLOBAL HEALTH AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT THAT DEPEND ON A VOLUNTEER EFFORT.
HEALTH FRONTIERS IS A VOLUNTEER OUTREACH OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LAOS, AND THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN DISASTERS.
LAOS PROJECT - THIS HAS BEEN OUR FLAGSHIP PROJECT FOR THE LAST 29 YEARS. HUNDREDS OF HEALTH FRONTIERS VOLUNTEERS HAVE HELPED THE LAO UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES ESTABLISH THE FIRST GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN LAO HISTORY. IT HAS GROWN INTO SUCCESSFUL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PEDIATRICS AND INTERNAL MEDICINE, GRADUATING 118 SPECIALISTS TO DATE. THEY ARE NOW HELPING TO TRANSFORM HEALTH CARE IN ONE OF ASIA'S NEEDIEST POPULATIONS AND TAKING INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE THREE YEAR TRAINING PROGRAMS. WE ARE ALSO IN YEAR THREE OF HELPING THE LAO UNIVERSITY TO BUILD A NEW RESIDENCY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. WE ARE NOW ABLE TO REDUCE OUR SUPPORT TO THESE PROGRAMS WHILE INCREASING OUR SUPPORT FOR THE SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING OF TOP LAO GRADUATES IN COLLABORATION WITH KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY AND OTHER REGIONAL CENTERS. THE LAO SUBSPECIALISTS WILL INCREASINGLY REPLACE OUR HEALTH FRONTIER VOLUNTEERS.
CHILDREN IN DISASTERS PROJECT -THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN DISASTERS HAS BEEN AN HF FOCUS SINCE 1996. OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE HELPED CONDUCT WORKSHOPS ON CHILDREN IN DISASTERS IN MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES. IN THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, A WORKSHOP WAS CONDUCTED IN PANAMA. WORKSHOPS ARE CURRENTLY PLANNED IN MANILLA (DEC 2019) AND ABU DHABI (JAN 2020).
UGANDA PROJECT: THIS PROJECT HAS ROOTS IN HIV INFECTED INFANTS STUDIED DURING THE 1990'S. THOSE WHO SURVIVED TO SCHOOL AGE HAVE HAD THEIR SCHOOL FEES PAID BY THE INVESTIGATOR AND FRIENDS. THE PROJECT WAS LATER BROADENED BY A MARYLAND FAMILY AFTER ONE OF THEM HAD AN UNFORGETABLE ASSIGNMENT IN THE HIV/AIDS CHILDRENS WARD AT MULAGO HOSPITAL. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE ASSEMBLED AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE NEEDIEST CHILDREN AT MULAGO. NOW OTHERS ARE CONTRIBUTING. WE SEND THESE FUNDS TO THE MAKERERE JOHNS HOPPKINS RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN KAMPALA WHERE TRUSTED COLLEAGUES GUARNATEE THEY WILL BE WELL SPENT WHERE MOST NEEDED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Bryan Watt | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Christine Johns Md | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Clarke Md | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Erik Torjesen | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Marisa Herran Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kristine Torjesen Md | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Georgine Busch | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Melanie Anspacher Md | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Hakon Torjesen | FOUNDING PRE | 0 | $0 |
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