Making a Sustainable Impact on Physical Therapy in Rwanda
From March 2013 to May 2015, HVO volunteers delivered a series of continuing education courses, a leadership institute, and more…
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Sustainable Progress to Improve the Care of Mom and Baby
Last week the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released Acting on the Call 2018—the latest report on the…
Volunteer Spotlight: HVO Golden Apple Award Recipient Alexia Knapp, MD
As a dermatology resident, Alexia Knapp, MD, seized upon the opportunity to complete a rotation at the Regional Dermatology Training…
A Partnership to Support Gynecologic Oncologists in Uganda
On July 5, 2017, the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) announced the launch of its Fellowship Programme in Gynecologic Oncology. This…
Volunteer Spotlight: HVO Golden Apple Award Recipient Prakash Neupane, MD
Prakash Neupane, MD, a 2018 Golden Apple Award recipient, first heard about Health Volunteers Overseas during the American Society of…
A Call for Partnership at the 71st World Health Assembly
During his opening remarks at the 71st World Health Assembly (#WHA71) on Monday, WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
Guest Blog: Teach One – Education & Mentorship Lead to Impact
For International Nurses Day, guest blogger Amanda Judd, FNP, board member of One Nurse at a Time, shares an experience from abroad and calls on colleagues to make a commitment to global health and nurses worldwide by using knowledge to empower others.
Fostering Global Health Leadership Through the SEA-HVO Fellowship Fund
HVO volunteer and leader Lena Dohlman, MD, MPH, is a self-described “reluctant fundraiser.” Although she has helped to secure funding…
Extraordinary Contributions: HVO Golden Apple Honorees
Last week, the world celebrated the Sixth Annual World Health Worker Week – an opportunity to recognize and honor the…