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5 nonprofits to celebrate for World Health Day

Spring has officially sprung, and the excitement of this time of year is always a great feeling – especially after a long winter with several snow days and quarantine periods resulting from new waves of COVID-19. Though winter is behind us, continuing to combat COVID-19 and promote overall health around the world are top of mind as we want spend more time outside and get our bodies moving. And with World Health Day coming up on April 7, it’s the perfect time for your organization to plan an employee engagement event that focuses on global health. Folding cause awareness days...

Title: Surgical technique demonstration
Charity: Health Volunteers Overseas
Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
Photo Credit: Dr. Charity Burke Walters / Health Volunteers Overseas

Introducing a new surgical technique in Tanzania (pre-COVID).

Title: Suturing practice
Charity: Health Volunteers Overseas
Country: Bhutan
Photo Credit: Trenton Harper / Health Volunteers Overseas

Demonstration of suturing technique (pre-COVID, Bhutan).

Title: Equipment Check
Charity: Health Volunteers Overseas
Country: Ghana
Photo Credit: Dr. Sarafina Kankam / Health Volunteers Overseas

Anesthetists in Ghana double check equipment is running smoothly.

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HEALTH VOLUNTEERS OVERSEAS: Vietnam’s First Neonatal Dermatology Workshop

After a long hiatus as COVID-19 shut down borders and stalled travel, HVO began sending volunteers overseas once again. This summer, volunteer Dr. Mark Koh Jean Aan, clinical associate professor and head and senior consultant at the Department of Dermatology of KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Singapore, headed to Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy (HUMP) in Vietnam to conduct a workshop on pediatric dermatology. After an initial trip in 2019, he was prevented from returning by the pandemic shutdowns. In early 2022, Dr. Phuong Nguyen, HVO’s project on-site coordinator, reached out and asked if he would be willing to return for the workshop. Dr. Koh brought a team of five colleagues from Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines: Dr. Leong Kin Fon, Dr. Lynette Wee, Dr. Ang Yi Shan, Dr. Kathleen Mitch Uy Gomez, Dr. Siti Nuraihan Nordin. They collaborated with Dr. Nguyen and other dermatology staff in Hue...

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