Nutrition for Growth Summit: An Opportunity to Commit to Ending Malnutrition
Forty-five percent of all deaths of children under five are attributable to malnutrition in its various forms. Stunting—a consequence of…
Blog
Read MoreNutrition for Growth Summit: An Opportunity to Commit to Ending Malnutrition
Celebrate. Collaborate. Grow.
This week, HVO marked its 30th anniversary and launched a yearlong celebration of the three decades that our organization has…
The HVO Annual Report: Stories at the Heart of the HVO Mission
This month, Health Volunteers Overseas released our 2015 Annual Report. As in previous years, the report highlights the impact made…
Celebrating Volunteer Achievements: Dr. Samuel R. Baker Receives Humanitarian Award
“Wherever you go, just take care of patients the very best you can and treat them like you want to…
Supporting Strong Leaders to Strengthen Health Systems
Strained health systems around the world face infrastructure deficiencies and shortages of medicine and staff. The needs of patients and…
Growing Healthy Children: Helping Health Workers Monitor Growth to Improve Care
Malnutrition is a significant threat to human health. The World Health Organization reports that undernutrition contributes to about one third…
Celebrating Volunteer Achievements: Dr. Lena Dohlman Receives Global Health Service Award
Over the course of numerous overseas assignments, anesthesiologist Lena Dohlman, MD, MPH, has seen the incredible impact HVO volunteers have…
New Volunteer Opportunity in Orthopaedics: Philippine General Hospital
HVO is thrilled to announce a new volunteer opportunity in orthopaedics at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila, the Philippines.…
HVO Launches New Oral Health Project with Haiti’s Only Dental School
The Republic of Haiti has a population of just over 10 million people with roughly 300 dentists serving the entire…