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Transforming Lives

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Through Education

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What Volunteering Gives Back: Dr. Louis Rafetto Reflects on a Career of Service

Dr. Rafetto has been volunteering with the HVO oral health program since 1992.

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Vietname countryside

Thirty Years of Service: Orthodontic Training in Vietnam

Celebrating three decades of partnership, mentorship, and global impact

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Friendship, Trust, and Lifesaving Care

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Partnership brings progress at Calmette Hospital.

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PARTNER

Our Work

HVO is dedicated to improving the availability and quality of health care in resource-scarce countries through the training, mentorship, and education of local health professionals. Highly skilled health professionals serve as volunteers providing both in-person and virtual trainings. We also provide scholarships for on-site clinicians to participate in international continuing education opportunities. Around the world, HVO is transforming lives through education, working towards a world where all people have access to high-quality health care delivered by local health professionals.

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Our Impact

Around the world, HVO is transforming lives through education

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12,244+

volunteer assignments since 1986

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245

international partners since 1986

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95

projects in 22 countries

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health professionals trained annually

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