Project HOPE Latest Blog Entries http://www.projecthope.org Convio Content Management System Module en-us www.projecthope.org-432517050 Meet the Volunteers in Belize http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/meet-the-volunteers-in-belize.html Meet the Project HOPE volunteers participating in New Horizons 2013, a humanitarian mission in Belize sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-431251725 Be Open http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/be-open.html We're open to the possibility that through the great work of Project HOPE and Lilly, we can collectively make a big difference in the years to come. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-430935509 Volunteer Reflects on Time Spent at the HOPE Centre http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/so-different-or-so-the.html I came to the Project HOPE Centre in South Africa thinking that I would not have much in common with the people I would meet here. How could I? We live half a world and an equator apart. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-430633638 Diabetes Counselors – Nurturing Wellness http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/diabetes-counselors.html I am honoured to lead the discussion on the Attributes of a Good Diabetes Counsellor on D-NET and to share ideas about the future of diabetes education. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-430036374 Volunteer's First Impressions of Belize http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/volunteers-first-impressions.html The Project HOPE volunteers participating in New Horizons 2013 will teach the course, Advanced Life Support Obstetrics (ALSO). Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-426619547 Practicing Medicine in a Low-Resource Setting http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/practicing-medicine-in-a.html It has been instructive to learn how the health care providers here have fought to overcome those barriers to provide efficient and quality care to patients. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-426014254 Sanders Scholar Reports from the Dominican Republic http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/sanders-scholar-reports-from.html Many children here also suffer from more chronic gastrointestinal complaints coupled with poor growth and malnutrition - often being found to have a parasitic infection as well. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-424641982 Volunteering at the HOPE Centre in South Africa http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/helping-people-with.html In a short period of time, this woman was walking on her own, had full recovery of the use of her arm and had near normal blood pressure with minimal medication. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-423425724 Making a Difference in South Africa http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/making-a-difference-in-south.html Jo Burt is a nurse from Payson, Utah spent two months volunteering at the HOPE Centre in Zandspruit, South Africa. Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 www.projecthope.org-413368139 Volunteering at NRI Hospital in Vijayawada, India http://www.projecthope.org/news-blogs/In-the-Field-blog/volunteering-at-nri-hospital.html I was fortunate to have been given the opportunity to lecture to medical students and afterwards conduct bedside teaching sessions. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500