HVO COVID-19 Update
Health Volunteers Overseas is closely monitoring the situation caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19. HVO project sites are temporarily suspending placement of volunteers thru May 31st.
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Career burnout and the importance of self-care
Let’s face it; we are all tired and stressed from the pandemic and the isolation, fear, and anxiety it has…
The Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health Resumes
I am pleased to announce that HVO is once again accepting applications for the Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global…
As the World Reopens
With the roll-out of vaccines creeping across the globe, and with pandemic fatigue ever present, there will certainly be pent-up…
We Can Get Through This
As I write this, COVID-19 continues to surge across the globe and cases are approaching 145 million, with more than…
Lessons We Shouldn’t Forget
What a year it has been! When the pandemic was officially declared and I asked staff to begin working remotely,…
A Glimmer of Light
Here in Washington, we are beginning to see a few signs of spring – warmer weather, sunnier days; all are…
Words Matter
A recent “Goats and Soda” blog for NPR talked of how the term “Third World” was used frequently by the…
Volunteering in Bhutan as the Pandemic Erupted
Trenton Harper, a nationally registered paramedic, served in Bhutan for six months on a Rita Feinberg Fellowship. He shared his…