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 Curamericas Global Names First Program Fellow

Past Intern Joins Staff in New Capacity

 Raleigh, NC, September 20, 2018: Curamericas Global is excited to announce Rob Callus, a former program intern, will continue his work with the global nonprofit in a new capacity. Callus will be participating in the organization’s first fellowship. As a fellow, Callus will be working on Curamericas Global’s projects in Africa and Latin America.

“Rob has been an asset to the Curamericas team,” said executive director Andrew Herrera, “we are fortunate to have his experience and passion, as well as his ‘wizardry’ with data.”

Callus will be supporting our Community Birth Center project in Kenya and the Casas Maternas project in Guatemala. These areas have some of the highest child mortality rates in the world. The goal of all these projects is to help reduce childhood and maternal mortality rates by bridging the gap between health facilities and the community by providing health education and outreach. Callus will be conducting research, financial reporting, monitoring and evaluation.

Callus grew up in Apex, N.C. and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with degrees in Health Sciences and Theology. During his time in school, Callus was very active in his university’s Center for Social Concerns. Through the center, he worked as a HIV counselor in a rural clinic in Uganda. Callus also spent two years in Tanzania through the Jesuit Volunteer Corps following graduation. He has been working with Curamericas Global since his return.

“I was drawn to Curamericas, because of the organization’s focus on community-based, culturally-sensitive care,” Callus said. “In many of the countries where we work, community is at the center of the culture.”

Callus’ role also includes the management of Curamericas Global’s comprehensive volunteer program, managing over a dozen university students and office volunteers.

About Curamericas Global

Curamericas Global partners with underserved communities to provide measurable and sustainable improvements in their health and well-being. Curamericas Global was founded in 1983 with the goal of establishing sustainable primary health care programs that are responsive to the needs of the community while also building the capacity of local health service providers. Supported by foundations from across the country and many individuals, Curamericas Global has served over 1,400,000 people in the most underserved areas across the globe. Follow Curamericas Global on Twitter @Curamericas and Facebook at www.facebook.com/CuramericasGlobal.

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