Health for Humanity was officially incorporated in March of 1992 by a group of health professionals in the Chicago area. This was the culmination of two years of unofficial activities by this group in Guyana, Albania, and Honduras.

January 19th, 1992 was the date Health for Humanity was conceived. On that cold Chicago winter Sunday, about twenty physicians gathered together to make decisions about an initiative many had been discussing for several years. Two physicians flew in from out of town to participate in the historic event. All knew that it was time to act; they had fantasized long enough about “how wonderful it would be if…” It was time to make it a reality. Five people were elected by secret ballot to officially establish the organization and obtain legal status as a recognized charity. It seemed as though once that step was taken, like a gentle push of a toboggan on an icy slope, another force took over and brought Health for Humanity rapidly to its birth on March 21st, only two months later. That original group of five was passionate, unified, and shared an incredibly inspiring vision of an organization that would create effective models for health development that successfully combined proven best practices together with a firm ethical foundation based on universal human values.

The History Behind Our Logo

The logo is composed of nine petals.
These petals are symbolic of the lotus flower,
one of the most ancient religious symbols.
These gentle petals embrace a powerful new
world civilization emerging like the sun.
The perfect and complete shape of the circle
represents the ultimate oneness of humankind.