Devon Schmidt 
Second dose COVID-19 vaccinations made it to the Riverine communities of Resex Rio Xingu! Update: September 9, 2021 The HIH Brazil medical team and partners have headed back out to travel up the Iriri River to provide second dose COVID-19 vaccinations to the other half of the Riverine communities we … Read More
Today, the World Health Organization featured HIH Madagascar’s work as a model to address climate change and health. Since October 2020, when the program began in Manombo, HIH Madagascar has: Conducted over 8,000 mobile clinic consultations Trained 2,000 community members in organic farming and rice cultivation techniques Built 9 seedling … Read More
The Brazil vaccination expedition in the Xingu River Basin was featured in Grist today! The article written by Adam Mahoney details how COVID-19 vaccinations help to protect the Amazon Rainforest: “Health care and access to healthcare have been deliberately weaponized in forest communities where it’s just inaccessible. And in Brazil, … Read More
The HIH Madagascar team has received 3,700 vaccines from the local health authorities to support vaccination programs and distribute to community members surrounding the Manombo forest. This is an exciting opportunity as COVAX has released just 250,000 vaccines to Madagascar, a nation of almost 27 million people. Last weekend, the … Read More
“It is more vital than ever that global leaders connect the dots between pandemic prevention, combatting climate change and protecting biodiversity. Conserving tropical forests and wildlife and respecting the rights of the local communities are the best way to quickly advance these goals.” Professor Tom Lovejoy, Climate Change & Tropical … Read More
Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest communities are being vaccinated against COVID-19! This expedition was designed and conducted with Health In Harmony’s partner organizations in Terra do Meio. We’ve partnered with Riverine community associations (AMORERI / AMORA / AMOMEX / AERIM), Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), ICMBio (Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation), the Federal … Read More
The Emergency An unrelenting drought in southern Madagascar is forcing hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of famine. Over 1.1 million people are in high acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above) due to insufficient rainfall, rising food prices and sandstorms. A sustained deterioration in food insecurity is … Read More
“To reverse deforestation of tropical rainforests – one of the critical elements to preventing future pandemics – we trust rainforest people’s expertise and wisdom. And from Brazil to Madagascar and Indonesia, they’ve quite naturally designed a new genre of intervention that consistently links their health care access and household economy … Read More
Madagascar is a unique island nation that gives us a glimpse of the devastating effects of the climate crisis due to the loss of its rainforests. And forest loss is only accelerating. Since 1960, Madagascar has lost almost half of its forests. In fact, it’s estimated that only 10% of the nation’s original forests remain intact. And forest loss continues to accelerate – losing about 1-2% of its remaining forests per year.
HIH has been selected as an Honorable Mention in the Health, Pandemic Response, and General Excellence categories as part of Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards. May 4, 2021 Portland — We are excited to announce that our rainforest conservation and planetary health work in Brazil has been recognized in Fast Company’s 2021 World Changing … Read More