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A volunteer provides training in hand surgery at Health Volunteers Overseas' project in Kampala, Uganda. © 2018/Health Volunteers Overseas
Clinicians learn to suture at Health Volunteers Overseas' emergency medicine project in Thimphu, Bhutan. © 2018/Health Volunteers Overseas
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Number Volunteers 411a Volunteer assignments 449 Volunteers who completed 2 or more assignments (January 1 to December 31, 2018) 38 Projects 101 Volunteer days served 7,169 Local health professionals who received training and mentorship ≥3,000 Clinical areas 18 Countries 23 Volunteer leaders 228 Collaborating institutions 90 ↵a 40% had previously volunteered with HVO.
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Health Volunteers Overseas' Clinical Training Areas and Current Project Sites (2018)
Clinical Area Current Project Sites Anesthesia (MD and nurse anesthesia) Bhutan, Cambodia (Kampot, Siem Reap), Ghana (Kumasi, Tamale), Laos, Malawi, Rwanda, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Hue) Dermatology Cambodia, Costa Rica, Nepal, Uganda, Vietnam Hand surgery Ghana, Honduras, Nicaraguaa Hand therapy Ghana, Nicaraguaa Hematology Cambodia, Peru, Tanzania, Uganda Internal medicine Bhutan, Cambodia (Kampot, Phnom Penh), Costa Rica, Guyana, India, Nepal, Uganda (Kabale, Kampala, Mbarara) Nursing education Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap), Laos, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam (Hai Duong, Hue) Obstetrics and gynecology Cambodia, Haiti, Uganda, Vietnam Oncology Bhutan, Honduras, Nepal (Bhaktapur, Kathmandu), Uganda, Vietnam Oral health Haiti, Laos, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania Orthopedics Bhutan (Mongar, Thimphu), China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Myanmar, Nicaragua,a Philippines, St. Lucia, Tanzania, Uganda Pediatrics Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Nicaraguaa, St. Lucia, Uganda (Kampala, Kabale) Physical therapy Bhutan, India, Malawi, Rwanda, St. Lucia, Vietnam (Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Da Nang Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Hospital) Wound and lymphedema Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap), Haiti, India Other project areas Emergency medicine: Bhutan, Cambodia Mental health: Bhutan Residency training: Bhutan Pharmacy: Uganda ↵a Nicaragua activities suspended due to political unrest.
- TABLE 3.
Observations of On-Site Coordinators on General Areas of Improvement as a Result of Health Volunteers Overseas' Activities, 2018 Survey (N=65)a
Observations % of On-Site Coordinators Improvements in staff skills 91 Improvements in staff attitudes 88 Increased efficiency of care 86 New techniques introduced and utilized 85 Improvements in patient outcomes 84 Improvements in patient safety 82 ↵a 73% response rate.
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Observations of On-Site Coordinators on Improvements Due to Health Volunteers Overseas Training, 2018 Survey
Country Clinical Specialty Observed Improvement/Accomplishment Bhutan Nursing/oncology Development and implementation of nursing chemotherapy assessment form that was approved and implemented by nursing department as a standard of care practice Bhutan Emergency medicine Initiation of emergency medicine residency program and emergency medical technician/emergency medical responder program Cambodia Anesthesia Epidural analgesia protocol implemented in maternity department Ghana Hand therapy Implementation of new protocol for management of flexor tendon repairs Haiti Physical therapy Clinical guidelines and assessment form for stroke patients implemented Nepal Oral health Clinical protocols in orthodontics implemented, and adoption of conscious sedation for the first time in the dental department Peru Hematology Introduction of the Wright-Giemsa stain for better cytological evaluation of bone marrow smears in hematological diseases, new to hospital Tanzania Hematology Clinical protocols developed for management of all hematological malignancies
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