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Imagine how many lives you touch when you teach…

Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) improves healthcare in resource-scarce countries by training and developing local health professionals. Join us in bridging the global health workforce gap.

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Imagine how many lives you touch when you teach…

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  1. Imagine how many lives you touch when you teach…

  2. A private, nonprofit volunteer organization founded in 1986. The HVO Story

  3. HVO’s Mission Health Volunteers Overseas improves the availability and quality of health care through the education, training and professional development of the health workforce in resource-scarce countries.

  4. HVO envisions a world where all people have access to high quality health care delivered by local health professionals. HVO’s Vision

  5. global shortages • skill imbalances • uneven distribution of providers • poor work environment • weak knowledge base Global Health Workforce Crisis

  6. Global Health Workforce Crisis* • Estimated deficit of health care workers in 2013: 17.4 million • Largest deficits: • South-East Asia (6.9 million) • Africa (4.2 million) • Estimated shortfall in health workers by 2030: 18 million *statistics from Framing the health workforce agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals: biennium report 2016–2017 — WHO Health Workforce. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2017.

  7. ‘There are not enough health workers, they do not have the right skills and support networks, they are overstretched and overstressed, and are often not in the right place.’ -Human Resources for Health: Overcoming the Crisis, JLI

  8. HVO – A Snapshot • More than 11,052 volunteer assignments completed since 1986 • 97 projects in 25 countries • 3,100+ health professionals trained, mentored, and educated by HVO volunteers annually • 400+ volunteer assignments annually • 15 program areas that encompass dozens of health care specialties and address numerous global health challenges • $103.3 million in professional services donated by our volunteers since 1986 • $35 million in educational materials donated since 1986 * *As of December 31, 2017

  9. HVO – A Snapshot • More than 90 HVO projects are hosted on 4 continents • Bhutan • Cambodia • China • India • Laos • Myanmar • Nepal • Philippines • Vietnam • Haiti • St. Lucia • Costa Rica • Honduras • Nicaragua • Ghana • Malawi • Rwanda • Tanzania • Uganda • Bolivia • Guyana • Peru HVO has affiliate projects in Cameroon, Moldova & Ethiopia

  10. Primary care and child health • Oral health • Nursing education • Trauma and rehabilitation • Essential surgical care • Blood disorders and cancer • Infectious diseases • Wound management HVO Programs

  11. HVO Program Areas • Anesthesia • Dermatology • Hand Surgery • Hand Therapy • Hematology • Internal Medicine • Nursing Education • Obstetrics and Gynecology • Oncology • Oral Health • Dentistry • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery • Orthopaedics • Other Projects: • Emergency Medicine • Pharmacy • Mental Health • Residency Training • Pediatrics • Physical Therapy • Wound and Lymphedema

  12. 40% of placements annually are repeat volunteers HVO Volunteers • Serve 4 weeks on average • Cover their own travel & living costs ($2,900 avg. • per assignment)

  13. Sponsors ADA Foundation American Academy of Dermatology American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for Hand Surgery American Association of Colleges of Nursing American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American College of Physicians

  14. Sponsors American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society American Physical Therapy Association American Society of Clinical Oncology American Society of Hematology Association for the Advancement of Wound Care British Society for Haematology Oncology Nursing Society Society of Gynecologic Oncology Society of Surgical Oncology

  15. You can leave a legacy of better skills and knowledge, as well as more effective health care • Your knowledge and skills are needed Why Volunteer?

  16. Good listener Culturally sensitive Flexible Creative Patient Sense of humor Committed to sharing knowledge & skills The Skill Set of an Effective Volunteer

  17. The Impact of HVO • Introduction of more effective therapies • Fewer infections • Better pain management • Fewer avoidable deaths • Better quality of life for present & future patients

  18. Expanding access to health care • Developing national leaders in health care • Building educational infrastructure • Forging global linkages • ‘Improving global health through education’ The Impact of HVO

  19. HVO, teaching hundreds…

  20. ….reaching thousands.

  21. Become a member (tax deductible) • Give a cash or stock donation (tax deductible) • Include HVO in your estate plans • Workplace Giving (United Way/CFC) Ways to Support HVO

  22. Making the Most of Your Contributions Meets all 20 BBB Charity Standards

  23. Visitwww.hvousa.org • Get a login to the HVO KnowNET • Call us @ (202) 296-0928 Ways to Learn More About HVO Follow Us: @hvousa

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