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Medical Team Treats 1,494 During 3-day Operation

"I think what impresses me the most about Project HOPE volunteers is that they give up their time to come along.".

Rough Seas Add Challenge to Shipboard Care

As the seas kept up a fast pace today, the helicopters had to discontinue transporting patients from the USNS Comfort to shore.

Volunteers Focus on Women’s and Children’s Health in…

An influx of babies and children had pediatrician Susan Opas bouncing from one curtained room to another.

Unexpected Stay at Remote Medical Site Proves Awesome

Christina Grass had an adventurous day as she flew in by helicopter to a remote medical site in Ainaro, a small town south of the capital city of Timor-Leste, Dili.

473 Patients Treated at Medical Site in Indonesia

Volunteer Susan Opas worked all over the clinic assisting with everything from pediatrics to the pharmacy, always smiling and laughing.

School Medical Site Opens in Timor Leste

It was another productive day in Timor Leste as the Project HOPE volunteers helped treat nearly 600 patients at a new medical site.

Volunteers Help Treat 492 on First Day of Clinic in Indonesia

Noreen Prokuski’s first patient was a healthy pregnant woman excited to have an American doctor tell her that everything was going well.

Work Begins in Timor-Leste

Two Project HOPE volunteers, Dr. Lynn Bemiller, and Bridget Binko helped with the preparations for work on the ground in Timor-Leste.

HOPEmobile Providing Health Screenings and Education in New Mexico

Today, I want to tell you about a powerful partnership that is improving the health of people right here in the United States.

Volunteers Participate in Educational Exchange with Indonesian…

Susan Opas and Noreen Prokuski particpated in a Subject Matter Expert Exchange for approximately 23 local midwives.

Preparing for Patients in Indonesia

With an expected 700+ patients a day coming through the temporary clinic and over 100 medical staff to attend to them, the facility’s physical organization must ensure a smooth flow of operations.

Volunteers Respond to Emergency in Colombia

Yesterday, we received four Colombian civilians injured by an IED (improvised explosive device). The patients were flown from 35 miles away to the USNS Comfort for urgent care.

Project HOPE and North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Announce…

The winners of the 2015 Sanders scholarships are Fatmata Daramy, M.D., M.P.H. and Sonia Patel-Nguyen, M.D. Both of this year’s Sanders Scholars are first-year resident physicians training at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill.

Project HOPE Poised to Deploy Medical Volunteers and Humanitarian Aid…

Project HOPE announced today it is poised to deploy medical volunteers and humanitarian aid to Nepal after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 2,430 people in the worst disaster to hit the South Asian country in more than 80 years.

Project HOPE and AstraZeneca to Launch Three-Year Community-based…

Project HOPE and AstraZeneca announced today a three-year, first of its kind partnership to develop a diabetes education and care program in China – the Community-based Diabetes Total Care Innovation Program.