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Fundahigado America

Our impact

OUR WORK IN FACTS

At Fundahigado Amarica we have achieved various achievements that inspire us to continue our work with greater pride and determination.

Below, we highlight the most significant ones:

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  • Every year, since 2021, we perform a pediatric liver transplant from a living donor in the Dominican Republic, benefiting children who would not otherwise have access to this vital treatment
  • This is possible thanks to our alliance with the Plaza de la Salud General Hospital (HGPS) in the Dominican Republic.
  • Over several years, we have trained HGPS medical staff to provide pediatric medical care, including liver transplantation.
  • Thanks to this collaboration, the HGPS has successfully performed four pediatric living donor liver transplants from 2021 to the present, caring for its patients.
  • Our close relationship with the HGPS and Dominican government authorities has been fundamental to developing this transplant program.
 

COSTA RICA

  • FHA has been instrumental in reviving the living donor pediatric liver transplant program in Costa Rica. A surgery, which also functioned as a training activity, was performed at facilities in Venezuela, where the program has successfully treated hundreds of patients with similar conditions.
  • In 2015, two practical educational activities on liver transplantation were carried out in Caracas, aimed at health personnel at the Children’s Hospital of Costa Rica.
  • Transplant of a patient from Costa Rica by Team Fundahigado Venezuela, 2015.
  • Visit to the National Children’s Hospital of Costa Rica-Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social 2015.

GUATEMALA

  • Talks with Guatemala continue to advance.
  • In 2018, the second educational program began in Central America, specifically in Guatemala, and an agreement was signed with the Guatemalan government to strengthen this collaboration.

THE SAVIOR

  • In 2021, FHA began its educational program, previously identifying the requirements.

VENEZUELA

  • A sustainable program in Venezuela with more than 15 years of experience as a Pilot Program, where dozens of successful liver transplants have been performed.
  • Since 2022 and for three consecutive years, Fundahígado (Venezuela) has held the “El Gran Ale” Cup golf tournament at the Izcaragua Country Club.

GENERAL FACTS

  • We are developing an application that will offer online education for the initial phases of liver transplant training.
  • In 2023, we held our first charity golf tournament, at Trump Doral, Miami, USA.
  • In 2020 we had a virtual town hall and virtual silent auction. We were also featured by ShopBop in the January Iteration, highlighting PortdeBras, in January 2020.
  • Fundraising activity in Miami, 2017.
  • In 2015 we held the FHA Gala in New York. In addition, we carried out the first educational activity in Central America
  • Filing of FHA Articles of Incorporation, 2011. IRS 501(c)(3) Status.

PATIENT STORIES

Making the knowledge and training associated with pediatric liver transplantation accessible to medical centers in underprivileged countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Génesis

Génesis is 3 years old and was born in Costa Rica with a congenital liver disease.

Elías

Elías is a young adolescent with an advanced liver disease.

Jin

Jin received a segment of his father´s liver in May 2015.

Dianny

Dianny is an 8 year-old girl, born with congenital liver disease.

HELP CHILDREN IN NEED OF A LIVER TRANSPLANT

TESTIMONIALS

Making the knowledge and training associated with pediatric liver transplantation accessible to medical centers in underprivileged countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

NEWS

Making the knowledge and training associated with pediatric liver transplantation accessible to medical centers in underprivileged countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.