Health Worker Story
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 thoughts on the experience with an HVO staff member. [caption... Read more
Volunteer Spotlight: Viviane Leuche, MD Committed to Improving Health Care in Sub-Saharan Africa
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... Read more
A Tribute to Nursing from HVO
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... Read more
Timing is Everything
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... Read more
Volunteer Spotlight: Pamela Cole, PT, CWS Builds Relationships to Improve Global Wound Care
Pamela Cole, PT, CWS believes in building relationships to improve global health. As she noted in a recent interview, “Building relationships is where it's really at.” Ms. Cole, a 2018... Read more
Volunteer Spotlight: HVO Golden Apple Award Recipient Sithach Mey, MD
For over a decade, Dr. Sithach Mey has served as on-site coordinator for HVO’s dermatology project at Preah Kossamak Hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. As Head of the Dermatology Department... Read more