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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.
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• 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
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• 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
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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
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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
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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
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Regions Where HVO Operates
AfricaAfrica
AsiaAsia
Eastern Eastern EuropeEurope
South South AmericaAmerica
Central Central America & the America & the
CaribbeanCaribbean
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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
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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
• Have funwww.karlgrobl.c
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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
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Volunteering Through Volunteering Through HVOHVO
• Volunteers responsible for travel and living expenses
• Assignments 2-4 weeks (or longer)
• Pre-departure briefing materials provided
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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
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HVO Resource Spending in 2001
Programs 98.4%
Membership & Fundraising 0.6%
General & Administrative 1%
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Visit Us : www.hvousa.org
• Donation opportunities •
• • Information on Programs • Membership •
• Details on Volunteering • Links & Resources •
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