The Haiti Earthquake Remembered
Ten years after the devastating earthquake, HVO's Executive Director shares the story of our work in Haiti and our hopes for the future.
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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 HVO Golden Apple Award honoree, first traveled to HVO’s wound…
Specialize in Wound Care? Transform Lives by Volunteering with HVO
According to the World Health Organization, injuries account for an estimated 5 million deaths each year, nearly twice as many as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. On top of this staggering death toll, tens of millions of people each year…
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 child and maternal deaths. The report focuses on the need…
HVO Launches New Oral Health Project with Haiti’s Only Dental School
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…
The Global Burden of Oral Health – When a Cavity is Not Just a Cavity
A recent Global Burden of Disease Study conducted internationally over the course of 20 years found that untreated tooth decay was the most common out of 291 diseases studied. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that untreated tooth decay impacts…