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Oral Health – Why it Matters

Local dentists providing care.

Oral health around the world means more than strong and health teeth; as the World Health Organization’s Oral Health Programme highlights: [Oral health] is integral to general health and essential for well-being. It implies being free of chronic oro-facial pain,…

Celebrating Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy in Haiti

Today is World Physical Therapy Day – a day to celebrate the work of physical therapists around the world. HVO currently operates eight physical therapy projects in Asia, South America, Central America, Africa and the Caribbean, with sponsorship support from…

Honoring the Humanitarian Heroes of Global Health

Local Ugandan Health Providers

Tomorrow, August 19th will mark World Humanitarian Day. It’s a day that commemorates lives that have been lost in humanitarian service and celebrates the spirit that inspires humanitarian work around the world – and, this year, it affords us the…

Celebrating 28 Years – and Looking Forward to the Future

'School Chums' - Photo Contest Winner

August 1st marked the 28th anniversary of Health Volunteers Overseas. As part of our celebrations, we’ve launched the HVO Photo Contest, encouraging our volunteers and their companions to submit photos from trips over the years so that we might recognize…