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…
Over the course of numerous overseas assignments, anesthesiologist Lena Dohlman, MD, MPH, has seen the incredible impact HVO volunteers have on the quality and availability of care in resource-scarce countries. Dr. Dohlman has also witnessed how an overseas teaching assignment can inspire…
HVO is thrilled to announce a new volunteer opportunity in orthopaedics at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila, the Philippines. PGH is seeking volunteers to augment the training of roughly 20 orthopaedic residents completing the hospital’s four-year residency training program.…
The Republic of Haiti has a population of just over 10 million people with roughly 300 dentists serving the entire country. The majority of those dentists practice in and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince and other urban centers, leaving…
As an organization focused on our global mission, Health Volunteers Overseas doesn’t always have the opportunity to celebrate the community where we have based our operations for nearly 30 years – Washington, D.C. Fortunately, we will have that opportunity this…
In February 2015, the Kathmandu Post (Nepal’s leading English language newspaper) reported that the number of cancer cases in the country was on the rise, with cervical and ovarian cancers ranking among the five most-common cancers for women. HVO is…
The usual practice was to leave the plastic clamp in place on the umbilical cord until the cord itself fell off. Staff was horrified when I suggested removing it after 48 hours, since it was hard and scratchy on the…
Health Volunteers Overseas recently had the pleasure of announcing our partnership with Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) for an anesthesia training project in Luang Prabang, Laos. We are delighted to announce the expansion of our partnership with LFHC to…
This experience challenged me both medically and on a fundamental level of leadership and how to influence change. It certainly grounded me and has made me a better doctor, anesthesiologist and person.” – HVO volunteer Theresa Northern, DO, MPH As…
Why volunteer? Hear from a trainee at our annual Orthopaedics Overseas Luncheon. If you are attending the AAOS 2016 Annual Meeting in Orlando this year, join us for an afternoon dedicated to global orthopaedic health care! On Friday, March 4th…
Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) is expanding its partnership with Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia to include a general pediatrics training project. This project marks the fifth collaboration between HVO and AHC, which already hosts programs in…
Health Volunteers Overseas is pleased to announce that it has met the twenty charity standards of the Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance. To share our commitment to accountability and ethical practices with our donors and contributors, HVO will display…