Guest Blog: Resources for Nurse Volunteers from One Nurse at a Time
Editor’s note: The following post was written by Emily Scott, RN, vice president of One Nurse at a Time. One…
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HVO Expands Partnership with Lao Friends Hospital for Children to Include Pediatrics Training Project
Health Volunteers Overseas recently had the pleasure of announcing our partnership with Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) for an…
Health Worker Story: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Chung
Editor’s Note: The following piece was written to recognize the outstanding contributions of HVO on-site coordinator and recent Golden Apple…
QUIZ: Test Your HVO I.Q.
You are probably familiar with the HVO mission. Our organization is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of health…
Educating Nurses to Address the Growing Global Cancer Burden
A February 2016 article in the Journal of Global Oncology highlights the crucial role of nurses in addressing the global…
World Health Day: Diabetes in the Developing World
This year on World Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) seeks to draw attention to the global burden of…
The Long-Term Impact of Addressing Local Needs
Last month, NPR’s Goats & Soda blog discussed programs offering short-term experiences in global health (STEGH) for medical students, highlighting…
New Anesthesia Volunteer Opportunities in Cambodia and Laos
This experience challenged me both medically and on a fundamental level of leadership and how to influence change. It certainly…
The Global Burden of Oral Health – When a Cavity is Not Just a Cavity
A recent Global Burden of Disease Study conducted internationally over the course of 20 years found that untreated tooth decay…