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Health Volunteers Overseas - 25th Anniversary

On August 1, 2011, Health Volunteers Overseas began celebrating 25 years of quietly transforming lives, empowering health care providers and contributing, one volunteer at a time, to a healthier world. Since 1986, Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) has worked to increase health care access in developing countries through clinical training and education programs in child health, primary care, trauma and rehabilitation, essential surgical care, oral health, blood disorders and cancer, infectious disease, nursing education and wound management. In more than 25 resource-poor nations, HVO trains, mentors and provides critical professional support to health care providers who care for the neediest populations in the most difficult of circumstances. Here are just a few resources detailing the work of HVO’s volunteers, sponsors, donors and staff.

HVO Presentation - House of Delegates - June 2011
APTA President Scott Ward, PT, PhD, presented HVO Executive Director Nancy Kelly, MHS, a certificate during the House of Delegates closing ceremonies, June 2011

The History of HVO

Interview with Julia Plotnick and David Frost about HVO

Celebrating Our Volunteers

Special 25th Anniversary Volunteer Connection Insert

"The HVO Volunteer Experience: What it Meant to Me" in The Hematologist

Recognition of HVO

The following published articles recognize the achievements of HVO:
ASH President, Dr. Evan Sadler presents HVO Program Director Kate Fincham a plaque during the Global Hematology Leaders dinner reception
ASH President, Dr. Evan Sadler presents HVO Director of Program Support Kate Fincham a plaque during the Global Hematology Leaders dinner reception at the 2011 ASH Annual Meeting in San Diego. Photo by Armando Solares, (c)2011 American Society of Hematology.
The following proclamations have been issued, acknowledging the global achievements of HVO:
  • Individual Freeholder’s Proclamation, Hackensack, New Jersey
  • County of Bergen Proclamation, Bergen County, New Jersey
  • Joint Legislative Resolution, the State of New Jersey

What People are Saying about HVO

Rita Feinberg
Lena Dohlman
Toni Sander
Richard Fisher
John A. Lancaster

The Silver Fund

As part of HVO’s 25th anniversary observances, the HVO Board of Directors has established the HVO Silver Fund. The purpose of this fund is, quite simply, to strengthen HVO’s ability to meet new challenges and to respond to new opportunities in the coming years. There are increasing requests for our programs around the world, as well as interesting opportunities to partner with other organizations and universities. In today’s rapidly evolving world of technology, there are new ways of communicating and sharing information and knowledge that are coming online constantly. Your support can lead HVO into its third decade of programs, providing us the flexibility to incorporate new ways to educate, expand our number of sites, develop new partnerships, and consider unique requests for assistance.

HVO 25th Anniversary Sponsors

Silver ($2,500)
American Dental Association
Henry Schein, Inc.
Pfizer Inc
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists


Copper ($1,000)
American Society of Clinical Oncology


Bronze ($500)
Academy of Dentistry International

Click Here to Contribute to HVO’s Future through the Silver Fund