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 internal medicine training provided to students, interns and residents at…
When Dr. Leo Odongo moved from Mbarara, Uganda, to the smaller city of Kabale in September 2016, he noticed a concerning trend. Patients in Kabale and the surrounding rural areas did not have access to dermatology services. Even more concerning,…
Volunteering with HVO is an opportunity to go a bit outside your ‘comfort zone.’ Every volunteer, of course, defines his/her own comfort zone and experiences the challenges in his/her own unique way. So, in fact, no two volunteer experiences are…
On July 5, 2017, the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) announced the launch of its Fellowship Programme in Gynecologic Oncology. This collaborative program—created with support from Mulago National Referral Hospital, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, and the Ugandan Ministry of…
“I think developing professional relationships with international colleagues – teaching together and exchanging ideas provides not only personal satisfaction, but the opportunity to build pediatric capacity together,” commented HVO pediatrics committee member and volunteer, Cynthia Howard, MD, MPH, FAAP in…
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, volunteers will work with faculty, clinicians, and trainees at Makerere…
October 5th is World Teachers’ Day – an annual event dedicated both to celebrating the work of teachers and educators around the globe and to assessing issues pertaining to education. As the World Teachers’ Day event website states, “teachers are…
“I developed the desire to manage musculoskeletal ailments during my undergraduate training when there was a rapid increase in musculoskeletal trauma due to road traffic accidents in the country,” writes Dr. Isaac Kajja, the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics…
Last Thursday, August 19, the world celebrated World Humanitarian Day calling for recognition of those who face danger and adversity in order to help others. As part of the day’s celebration, the World Health Organization launched a new campaign that…
HVO’s nursing education project in Uganda seeks to improve the quality of nursing care by educating clinician-educators and strengthening the education of degree-seeking nurses. The goal is not only to improve nursing care in Uganda, but to build a foundation…