Volunteer Tips Part Three: Integrity
This month, we have been highlighting essential traits for successful volunteers. We discussed how HVO volunteers succeed by keeping their minds…
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Volunteer Tips Part Two: Patience & Innovation
Earlier this month, we highlighted two important traits of successful volunteers – flexibility and openness. We discussed how HVO volunteers…
Volunteer Tips Part One: Flexibility & Openness
At HVO, our volunteers are agents of change. They build local capacity by providing health care professionals in resource-scarce countries…
From the Field: Volunteers Witness Impact & Global Community
At Health Volunteers Overseas, we strive to improve global health by empowering health workers in resource-scarce countries who, in turn,…
Surgery is Essential
The Lancet Global Health open-access journal launched a special issue focused on Global Surgery this month. In the wake of…
World Health Statistics – Highlighting Need to Strengthen Health Systems
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its World Health Statistics report – an annual assessment of a range…
Emergency Medicine and Global Community
Accidents, trauma and devastating events like the recent earthquakes in Nepal create a pressing need for well-trained emergency medicine providers.…
The Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health
Health Volunteers Overseas is now accepting applications for the Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health. This scholarship will…
World Health Worker Week: Honoring the Backbone of Global Health
World Health Worker Week – celebrated for the third consecutive year, runs from April 5-11. This week serves as an…