HVO is pleased to announce that the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) has joined our global health community as the newest sponsor of our oncology program. “Nurses are crucial members of the cancer care workforce, and the growing incidence of cancer…
Lumbini Medical College (LMC) is seeking volunteers from HVO’s internal medicine program to assist with clinical and didactic training of medical students, and to help establish patient education programs in schools and communities that target lifestyle modifications to improve health.…
HVO is pleased to announce the launch of a new oncology training project in partnership with the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Volunteers will work collaboratively with hospital faculty to provide training to students enrolled…
HVO is pleased to announced the launch of a new internal medicine training project in collaboration with Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in Guyana. GPHC, which is affiliated with the University of Guyana, is the largest hospital in Guyana with…
Each year, HVO Executive Director Nancy Kelly reaches out to some of our most loyal supporters with this message: We need your help to spread the word and expand support for HVO’s mission to improve global health through education! In…
In a recent article for Scientific American, Nina Dudnik, CEO of the non-profit organization Seeding Labs, which supports the work of scientists in resource-scarce countries, argued that researchers in developing nations are too often overlooked in the global fight against…
Next week, Health Volunteers Overseas will begin accepting applications for the 2017 Society for Education in Anesthesia – HVO Traveling Fellowship. With the support of numerous individual donors and organizations, the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) and HVO offer…
HVO is pleased to announce two new opportunities for anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists seeking a global health volunteer experience. Our newest anesthesia training projects—located in Hue, Vietnam and Kigali, Rwanda—are both recruiting CRNAs and MDs with a current license to…
If you are a long-time member of the HVO community, you are likely familiar with our Biennial Photo Contest. Since its inception, this contest has provided an opportunity for volunteers to share a small piece of their overseas experience with…
Are you a member of one of the many professional associations that supports HVO? If so, there is a good chance you will see us at your association meeting this fall! HVO strives to maintain a presence at many professional…
At the World Humanitarian Summit, held in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2016, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon outlined five core responsibilities that nations and organizations must uphold in order to preserve the health, security and dignity of people around the…
This month, Health Volunteers Overseas released our 2015 Annual Report. As in previous years, the report highlights the impact made by our volunteers, members, donors and overseas partners have in resource-scarce countries around the globe. In addition, this year’s report…