At HVO we often discuss the importance of partnership. Without the support of our partners, including dedicated on-site personnel at each of our project sites across the globe, we would be unable to fulfill our mission to improve the availability…
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. LMC is a center for teaching and training located about…
Prakash Neupane, MD, a 2018 Golden Apple Award recipient, first heard about Health Volunteers Overseas during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting several years ago. However, he was unsure if he would be able to complete an…
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. As part of this unique project, volunteers will serve as…
Lumbini Medical College (LMC) is seeking volunteers from HVO’s internal medicine program to assist with clinical and didactic training of medical students, and to help establish patient education programs in schools and communities that target lifestyle modifications to improve health.…
HVO is pleased to announce the launch of a new oncology training project in partnership with the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Volunteers will work collaboratively with hospital faculty to provide training to students enrolled…
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…
Accidents, trauma and devastating events like the recent earthquakes in Nepal create a pressing need for well-trained emergency medicine providers. HVO’s Emergency Medicine Project Since 2010, Health Volunteers Overseas has operated a project in Bhutan aimed at improving the quality…
Today, Health Volunteers Overseas announced the launch of two new projects. HVO will recruit highly qualified health workers to teach and train oral health providers near Kathmandu, Nepal and augment the teaching and training of anesthesia providers in Kumasi, Ghana.…