Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO)
NonprofitEditorial Overview
Improves the availability and quality of healthcare through the education, training, and professional development of the health workforce in resource-scarce countries.
Countries of Activity
Healthcare Services Provided
- Anesthesiology
- Dermatology
- Orthopaedic Medicine & Surgery
- Hematology & Oncology
- Internal Medicine
- Women's Health, Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Dentistry & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Surgery
- Emergency/Disaster Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Internal Medicine
- Ophthalmology/Optometry
- Otolaryngology
- Plastic Surgery
- Infectious & Tropical Diseases
- Pulmonology & Critical Care Medicine
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Neurology
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Rheumatology
- Nephrology
- Allergy and Immunology
Other Areas of Activity
- Agriculture & Food Security
- Business & Finance
- Conflict Resolution & Peace Building
- Culture & Arts
- Democracy & Civic Participation
- Disability Access
- Disaster Relief
- Displaced Population & Refugees
- Economic Empowerment & Microfinance
- Economic Policy
- Education
- Environment & Climate Action
- Family Care
- Governance
- Human Rights
- Infrastructure Development
- Labor
- Law & Legal Affairs
- Media & Communications
- Research & Scientific Studies
- Social Services & Rehabilitation
- Technology, Information & Science
- Water, Sanitation & Hygiene
- Women's Empowerment
Hospital Affiliations
BhutanJigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
GhanaKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
HondurasHospital de Especialidades San Felipe
HondurasHospital Escuela
HaitiHôpital Albert Schweitzer (HAS)
IndiaBangalore Baptist Hospital
CambodiaCalmette Hospital
CambodiaAngkor Hospital for Children
CambodiaSihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE (SHCH)
LaosLao Friends Hospital for Children
Saint LuciaSt. Jude Hospital
MyanmarYangon General Hospital
MalawiQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital
NicaraguaHospital Occidental de Managua Dr. Fernando Velez Paiz
NicaraguaHospital Infantil Manuel de Jesús Rivera (La Mascota)
NicaraguaHospital Escuela Antonio Lenin Fonseca Martínez
NicaraguaHospital Militar Escuela Dr. Alejandro Dávila Bolaños
NepalNepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital
NepalKathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
NepalBhaktapur Cancer Hospital
Tanzania, United Republic ofBugando Medical Centre (Bugando Referral Hospital)
Tanzania, United Republic ofMuhimbili National Hospital Mloganzila (MNH Mloganzila)
UgandaMulago National Referral Hospital
Viet NamHue University Hospital
Viet NamDa Nang General Hospital
Published Opportunities
Volunteer opportunities available for positions: Student/Trainee, Medical Doctor, Nursing, Assistant/Allied Health.




International Medical Volunteering—Med & Nursing Student Opportunities
- Starting May 2025
- Chogoria, Kenya



Medical Volunteers for Ethiopia
- Starting Jun 2025
- Ethiopia





Dental Teams Volunteers for Kenya
- 13 - 30 Jul 2025 (17 days)
- Kenya





Volunteers for Free Medical Camps (Kenya)
- Starting Jul 2025
- Magunga, Kenya





SeeKenya Trips
- Starting Sep 2025
- Meru, Kenya








Malawi Surgery Trips
- 1 - 10 Oct 2025 (9 days)
- Lumbadzi, Malawi




Medical Volunteer Program (Uganda)
- 9 - 23 Oct 2025 (14 days)
- Uganda





Medical Volunteer for Mission Trip to Kenya
- 10 - 20 Oct 2025 (10 days)
- Narok, Kenya





Surgeon Volunteering Opportunities
- Starting Dec 2025
- Mongolia





Annual Medical Camp in Bidada (India)
- 31 Dec 2025 - 30 Jan 2026 (30 days)
- Bidada, India
