Health Volunteers Health Volunteers Overseas is a private, Overseas is a private,

non-profit, non-non-profit, non-sectarian volunteer sectarian volunteer

organization founded organization founded in 1986 and in 1986 and

headquartered in the headquartered in the United States.United States.

• To improve the quality and accessibility of health care in developing countries through training and education

• Focus on local pathologies & developing local capacity

• Place emphasis on local materials

HVO MISSION

• Anesthesia Overseas

• Dentistry Overseas• Hand Surgery

Overseas• Internal Medicine

Overseas• Nurse Anesthesia

Overseas

• Nursing Overseas• Oral & Maxillofacial

Surgery Overseas• Orthopaedics

Overseas• Pediatrics

Overseas• Physical Therapy

Overseas

Divisions of HVO

HVO Sponsors• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

• American Academy of Pediatrics

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing

• American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

• American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons

HVO Sponsors• American College of Physicians –

American Society of Internal Medicine

• American Dental Association

• American Physical Therapy Association

• American Society for Surgery of the

Hand

• Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons

HVO: a snapshot• 25 Countries

• 50+ Programs

• 2,500+ Trainees

• 7 Full-time and 4 Part-time Staff

• 375+ Annual Overseas Volunteers

• 150+ Domestic

Volunteers

Regions Where HVO Operates

AfricaAfrica

AsiaAsia

Eastern Eastern EuropeEurope

South South AmericaAmerica

Central Central America & the America & the

CaribbeanCaribbean

The NEED• ½ the world’s population without

access to health care (WHO)

• Serious shortage of trained health care personnel in developing countries

• Lack of resources for training

Why Volunteer with Why Volunteer with HVO?HVO?• Your knowledge

and skills are needed

• You can make a lasting contribution to the global community

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Why Volunteer with HVO?Why Volunteer with HVO?

• Renew your professional commitment

• Surprise yourself with your own abilities

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Volunteers Need To Volunteers Need To Be:Be: •Culturally

Sensitive

•Flexible

•Organized

•Patient

•Committed to Sharing Skills and Knowledge

•Good Listeners

•Innovative

Volunteering Through Volunteering Through HVOHVO

• Volunteers responsible for travel and living expenses

• Assignments 2-4 weeks (or longer)

• Pre-departure briefing materials provided

Your Membership Supports:

• HVO’s Mission: Improving Global Health Through

Education

• Evaluation of existing programs

• A highly effective organization producing tangible results

• Recruitment of

volunteers • Development of new sites

HVO Resource Spending in 2001

Programs 98.4%

Membership & Fundraising 0.6%

General & Administrative 1%

Visit Us : www.hvousa.org

• Donation opportunities •

• • Information on Programs • Membership •

• Details on Volunteering • Links & Resources •

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