Volunteer Connections
Dr. Jill Derstine has been an HVO member and volunteer since the 90s and in that time has served as…
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Transforming Pediatric Dermatology in Vietnam Through International Collaboration
In August 2022, HVO volunteer Dr. Mark Koh Jean Aan, clinical associate professor and head and senior consultant at the…
HVO Launches New Obstetrics and Gynecology Project in Moshi, Tanzania
Project: Obstetrics and GynecologyLocation: Moshi, Tanzania – Kilimanjaro Christian Medical CentreContact: Natalie Cary, Program Coordinator Health Volunteers Overseas is thrilled to announce the launch…
Volunteer Reflection – An Orthopaedic Surgeon in Tanzania
In March 2024, Jordan Tropf, MD, traveled to Moshi, Tanzania to teach at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC). He was…
HVO Sends First Volunteer to Kabale, Uganda Pediatrics Project
In September 2023, Dr. Ashley Serrette spent two weeks at the Kabale University School of Medicine as the first volunteer…
From the Classroom to Cambodia
Since 2007, Dr. Rick Henker, the director of HVO’s anesthesia project in Siem Reap, Cambodia, has been taking his students…
Expanding Oral Health Care in Rural Uganda
Dr. David Ciesla found his way to HVO in 2020 through a colleague, Dr. Elizabeth Shick, who introduced him to…
Inspiring Nursing Education at Sihanouk Hospital Center for HOPE, Cambodia
By Patti Nicks, RN, MSN I have maintained an active connection to HVO since I first volunteered for an assignment…
A Volunteer Story – Cancer Rehabilitation Training in Vietnam
Jill Binkley, PT, MSc, CLT traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam in October 2023 to provide physical therapy training to staff at…