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HVO COVID-19 Update
Health Volunteers Overseas continues to monitor the global COVID-19 pandemic. Our guidance concerning project suspensions is based on host country government policies, as well as advisories from the US Centers... Read more
Southeast Asian country highly vaccinated, despite constraints and challenges
Images from Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital, SKMH Cambodia, despite numerous constraints and challenges, has managed to vaccinate over 96% of the population 18 years and older. How did they do this? With... Read more
Subspecialty Needs – Expanding Knowledge and Skills
Last week, HVO announced two new projects in internal medicine and pediatrics in partnership with Kabale University School of Medicine (KABSOM). Along with providing support for the general pediatrics and... Read more
Recognizing Contributions to HVO’s Vision of Quality Care for All
Earlier this month, HVO celebrated World Health Day by announcing our Golden Apple honorees - HVO members, volunteers, partners and supporters who make extraordinary contributions to our mission to improve... Read more
Join us at AAOS 2019
Volunteering internationally allows you to focus on the real reason you got into medicine—to take care of people. Not only does it give you the opportunity to appreciate different cultures,... Read more
Improving Pediatric Care in Nepal
HVO is pleased to announce the expansion of our pediatric program to include a new training project in partnership with Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital (LMC) in Tansen, Nepal.... Read more
Improving Access to Obstetric and Gynecologic Care in Cambodia
Access to obstetric care in Cambodia is improving rapidly. According to the 2014 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (2014 CDHS), 95% of expectant mothers surveyed received antenatal care, and the... Read more
Fostering Dialogue on International Partnerships to Improve Global Health
Last year, as HVO marked 31 years of service, we shared an article co-authored by HVO’s Director of Program Design & Evaluation, April Pinner, MSPH, RD and Executive Director, Nancy... Read more
Making a Sustainable Impact on Physical Therapy in Rwanda
From March 2013 to May 2015, HVO volunteers delivered a series of continuing education courses, a leadership institute, and more than 300 clinical mentoring sessions to Rwandan physiotherapists, as part... Read more
Sustainable Progress to Improve the Care of Mom and Baby
Last week the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released Acting on the Call 2018—the latest report on the agency’s effort to save the lives of 15 million children... Read more