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…
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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…
Celebrating Health Worker Stories at the 9th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference
World Health Worker Week is an annual opportunity to celebrate all the ways in which health workers count. From a…
Connecting Oral Health to Overall Health on World Oral Health Day
This World Oral Health Day marks the beginning of a three-year campaign, “Say Ahh: Think Mouth, Think Health.” The goal…
Improving Women’s Health through Partnership on International Women’s Day
Every year, an estimated 287,000 women die due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth. 99% of these deaths occur in…
Stories of Impact – Judith Canfield-Henry, PT, MSEd, EdD
As we celebrated HVO’s 30th anniversary, I heard a number of stories, and recalled many more. Over the next year,…
From the Field: Empowering Physical Therapists and Wheelchair Users in Bhutan
Editor’s note: This post was adapted from a trip report written by HVO volunteer and leader Linda Wolff, MPT, summarizing her…