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Reducing Global Infant Mortality through Nursing Education
This past July at the Saving Lives at Birth DevelopmentXChange event in Washington, DC, HVO staff had the opportunity to view exciting new technologies designed to save the lives of... Read more
Together: 31 Years of Improving Global Health through Partnership
Partnerships are essential to the HVO model. Mutually beneficial relationships with hospitals, universities and health institutions in the countries where we work are fundamental to our organizational structure and enable... Read more
Help Save the Lives of Moms and Babies in Haiti
Earlier this year, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) released the fourth annual Acting on the Call report, evaluating the agency’s progress toward its goal to end preventable... Read more
Help Train Anesthesia Students in Ghana!
According to the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery, an estimated five billion people around the world lack access to safe and affordable surgical and anesthesia care. This is due in... Read more
How to Connect with HVO on Do More 24
When you give to a local organization with an international mission, your gift is sure to have far-reaching impact. A Washington, DC resident who gives to HVO on Do More... Read more
Addressing Obstacles to Global Cancer Care at the ASCO Annual Meeting
On June 2, oncology professionals from around the world will gather in Chicago for the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Each year, this conference provides health workers... Read more
Support Ob-Gyn Providers and Trainees in Uganda and Vietnam
HVO is currently recruiting qualified obstetricians and gynecologists to provide training and support to their colleagues at our newest Ob-Gyn project sites in Kampala, Uganda and Hue, Vietnam. In Uganda,... Read more
Can’t Attend HVO’s 30th Anniversary Symposium In-person? Follow the Action Online!
If you cannot join us in Washington, D.C. this Friday, April 28, for HVO’s 30th Anniversary Symposium, join us online instead! You can follow the event in real-time on HVO’s... Read more
Working Together to Support the Global Health Workforce
This week, we have honored the health workers at the heart of HVO’s mission on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media channels in celebration of World Health Worker Week.... Read more
Help Advance the Practice of Pediatric Dermatology in Nepal!
Health Volunteers Overseas is pleased to announce the launch of a new pediatric dermatology project in partnership with the Dermatology Institute Skin Health and Referral Center (DISHARC) in Kathmandu, Nepal.... Read more