Transforming Lives

Through Education

Members share what their HVO experiences have meant to them.

News and Stories

Vietname countryside

MEET and HVO Partnership for Nutritional Training in Vietnam

HVO has partnered with MEET on a virtual nutrition project in Vietnam.

Reflections from 2025 Golden Apple Honoree Dr. Katharine Lowndes

Dr. Lowndes shares her HVO experiences.

Pediatric Dermatology Symposium in Kathmandu, Nepal

HVO and DISHARC hosted a symposium dedicated to pediatric dermatology in Nepal.

WHO-WE-ARE

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VOLUNTEER

PARTNER

Our Work

HVO is dedicated to improving the availability and quality of health care in resource-scarce countries through the training, mentorship, and education of local health professionals. Highly skilled health professionals serve as volunteers providing both in-person and virtual trainings. We also provide scholarships for on-site clinicians to participate in international continuing education opportunities. Around the world, HVO is transforming lives through education, working towards a world where all people have access to high-quality health care delivered by local health professionals.

Our Impact

Around the world, HVO is transforming lives through education

12,244+

volunteer assignments since 1986

245

international partners since 1986

95

projects in 22 countries

3,100+

health professionals trained annually