Reflections from 2025 Golden Apple Honoree Dr. Katharine Lowndes
By Katharine Lowndes, MBBS, FRCPath In 2018, when I was looking into volunteering opportunities, HVO stood out as – and…
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Pediatric Dermatology Symposium in Kathmandu, Nepal
In December 2024, HVO and DI Skin Hospital and Referral Center (DISHARC) hosted a hybrid in-person and online symposium dedicated…
Celebrating Two Decades of Saving Newborn Lives in Uganda
Watch the video to hear Dr. Yvonne Vaucher and Dr. Margaret Nakeeto share their work in neonatal care in Uganda.…
Journey of Home-based Palliative Care in Thimphu, Bhutan
By Yangden Yangden is the charge nurse for the palliative care service at Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital in…
Volunteering with HVO for the First Time: Teaching Nurses in Vietnam
Authors: Vanessa Teed, MSN, RN, CEN, CGNC & Kristin Ferguson, DNP, MBA, RN, OCN In early October 2024, Vanessa Teed and…
Teaching and Learning in Guatemala
By Madeleine Hines, DPT I found HVO while I was searching for an organization that did sustainable service travel for physical…
Sustainable Change in Orthopaedic Care at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center
For background information on Dr. Erdin’s team, partnerships, and previous trips, read last year’s blog: https://hvousa.org/blog/building-relationships-and-improving-orthopaedic-healthcare-in-tanzania/ Dr. Robert Erdin has…
Advancing Pediatric Nephrology Care
Dr. Larry Greenbaum recently volunteered with HVO’s pediatric projects at Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia as…
Volunteer Connections
Dr. Jill Derstine has been an HVO member and volunteer since the 90s and in that time has served as…