With the roll-out of vaccines creeping across the globe, and with pandemic fatigue ever present, there will certainly be pent-up interest in travel opportunities reopening. But what exactly does that mean, and when will it be safe to travel again…
As I write this, COVID-19 continues to surge across the globe and cases are approaching 145 million, with more than 3 million deaths. The only way we can get through the pandemic and begin to gain some sense of normalcy in…
What a year it has been! When the pandemic was officially declared and I asked staff to begin working remotely, I thought that might be the case for about three weeks. Little did we know that, over a year later,…
Here in Washington, we are beginning to see a few signs of spring – warmer weather, sunnier days; all are welcome signs of renewal. Similarly, across the globe, we are seeing glimmers of hope that the pandemic, which has terrorized…
A recent “Goats and Soda” blog for NPR talked of how the term “Third World” was used frequently by the media after the rioting occurred at the US Capitol Building, likening the behavior to that which can occur in countries…
Trenton Harper, a nationally registered paramedic, served in Bhutan for six months on a Rita Feinberg Fellowship. He shared his thoughts on the experience with an HVO staff member. On the 14th of January I arrived in Bhutan, through HVO,…
Growing up in Cameroon, Viviane Leuche, MD, was inspired by her childhood pediatrician to pursue a career in pediatrics. The African continent’s relatively young population—the estimated median age is 19 years old—offers many opportunities for a pediatrician to make an…
Editor’s note: The following article is a guest contribution from Betty Beard, RN, MSN, PhD. Dr. Beard, Professor Emeritus at Eastern Michigan University, is the Project Director for HVO’s nursing education project at Hai Duong Medical Technical University in Vietnam.…
The partnerships at the heart of HVO’s work are built on years of collaboration and professional exchange. Our projects promote long-lasting relationships among health providers, fostering a global community that serves as a source of strength and resilience. Though our…
Developing a Fulbright assignment with HVO took a while but, ultimately, the timing of the experience could not have been better. Sihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE, in Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh, had an unused ventilator that had been on-site…
Ten years after the devastating earthquake, HVO's Executive Director shares the story of our work in Haiti and our hopes for the future.
In 2019, Health Volunteers Overseas continued to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our partners around the world to achieve our vision of a world where all people have access to high quality health care delivered by local health professionals. Throughout the year,…