Dr. Kathryn Halverson is the Medical Director for RENEW HEALTH, in collaboration with Renew World. A retired family medicine physician, Kathryn has also developed a culturally appropriate interactive approach to disease prevention and community health development in the Amazonian lowlands, where she has served for the past 12 years.

According to Dr. Halverson, the main goal of her program was an improvement in health using local resources. “The method is equipping local leadership,” she said. “Initiating community dialogues and teaching in their language, culture, and people groups.”

Today, Dr. Halverson continues to train and strengthen efforts to share medical knowledge in remote, rural areas, as well as serving on MAI’s board since 2023.

Dr. Halverson resides in Duluth, Minnesota, with her husband, Phil.