Himalayan Health Exchange

Alaska Family Doctor Wins 2023 AAFP Humanitarian Award for Global Health Service

February 13, 2024

Alaska family physician Dr. Shawn Vainio received the 2023 AAFP Humanitarian Award for his enduring work expanding global health access, including nearly 20 medical missions to isolated villages with the Himalayan Health Exchange.

Reaching New Heights: The Himalayan Health Exchange

January 9, 2022February 8, 2011

Villages in the Himalayas of India are often isolated from the rest of the world for seven months at a time by heavy snows and avalanches. Residents of these areas have no access to nearby healthcare and must walk long distances to get to a clinic.