About Us
Our Vision
To build a healthier world through a community of global leaders.
Our Mission
To empower communities to address health disparities in a sustainable way.
What we do
We connect people to primary healthcare. We support community leadership and engage global health advocates in a community-oriented primary care model. By weaving local health workers, in-country partner organizations, and our network of passionate global health advocates together, we build sustainable local healthcare capacity and foster meaningful cultural exchange.
How we do it
We use a Community Oriented Primary Care model to support existing healthcare systems. We also engage students and volunteers to impact both our international partner’s work and their local home communities. Engaging a social justice lens, we expect students to commit to fundraising, serving locally and advocating for global health causes.
Our Strategic Anchors
Our work is guided by our four strategic anchors. Timmy Global Health is:
Community Centered
Community members, partners, customs, cultures and laws are integral to building long term solutions. Our work is most effective by centering the expressed and measurable needs of the communities we serve.
Capacity Building Focused
The community is best served by programs that build local capacity. Long term sustainable success demands efficiency in the growth and use of local resources.
Impact Driven
Our work combines empathy and evidence-based programs. We are committed to consistent monitoring and evaluation efforts to strengthen our work towards improving the health outcomes.
Globally Engaged
The global network that Timmy is built around is the greatest asset we have to combat global health inequality. We believe reciprocity and mutuality are crucial to ensuring meaningful engagement that makes an impact.
Our History
Founded in 1997 by Dr. Charles (Chuck) Dietzen, a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, and named for his beloved brother who passed away in infancy.
For two decades, Timmy has supported care sites across four countries in Latin America and Africa - Guatemala, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Nigeria. In that time, we served 100,000+ patients through Medical Service Trips and local follow-up care. The most enduring legacy of our body of work, however, is the trusting relationships we’ve built with local communities. Timmy Global Health has not been immune to the impact of COVID. The organization is creating an updated service model that continues to empower communities and their stated health goals.
