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TB Patient Inspired to Help Others

After being cured of TB, a young patient is inspired to become a TB specialist in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Picture of Health

Maria Vilches Vasquez, 77, took an eight hour bus ride from the Andes to Trujillo, Peru where Project HOPE volunteers were conducting a medical clinic.

Remembering Hurricane Katrina

Volunteer Gabrielle Seibel Tells Her Story

Sheila

It was a life-long dream of Sheila's to be part of a humanitarian aid project. When the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast, she contacted Project HOPE.

Restoring Dental Health Along the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Katrina destroyed Coastal Family Health Center's dental facility in Biloxi, leaving the region without dental services for low-income patients.

We Were Prepared

The lifesaving reach of the Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC) extends far beyond the four walls of the hospital itself.

Simple Document Offers Hope

Without a simple birth certificate, children can be denied access to education, health care services and future employment opportunities.

Woman Walks 250 Miles Seeking HOPE

When Elmira Cab Quia read that Project HOPE would be visiting the Hospital Nacional at Puerto Barrios, she knew she had to go.

HOPE Begins with a Step and a Smile

When a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, Mitha, a 29-year-old mother of four, had her legs crushed by a collapsing wall.

8-Year-Old David Inspires HOPE in Haiti

When 8-year-old Dave Louizard arrived aboard the USNS Comfort after the January 12 earthquake, most of his right arm and leg had been amputated and his face was severely lacerated.

Honduran Women Speak Out On Domestic Violence

Until 1997, assaulting a wife or a girlfriend wasn't considered a crime in Honduras. A year later, 3,000 women were still waiting for their day in court.

Emmanuel’s Story

Meet Emmanuel. At just 12 years old, the young boy weighed 218 pounds and was already showing signs of pre-diabetes.

Project HOPE Partners with U.S. Navy on the Pacific Partnership Humanitarian Mission to Asia Pacific

Medical volunteers from Project HOPE, a leader in global health development and emergency relief programs, have joined the 2018 Pacific Partnership, the 13th annual humanitarian aid mission and disaster response exercise led by the United States Navy in the Asia Pacific region. HOPE volunteers will implement side-by-side trainings with local health care professionals in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Keeping Nigerian Hospitals Infection-Free: Lagos team develops curriculum to train infection control specialists

Project HOPE, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center and Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Partner to Save Lives of Children with Congenital Heart Disease in Africa