Global Healing COVID-19 Statement March 11, 2020 On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced COVID-19 as a pandemic. Additionally, they have advised countries to institute public health measures, including advisories on travel, to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. As a response, Global Healing will follow state and federal government and WHO’s policies and warnings. We will continue to monitor the worldwide outbreak and follow all precautionary measures [...]
Global Healing recently attended the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) 2020 Partners Meeting in Washington, DC. Our partnership with USAID/ASHA stems from the collective work we are doing with them, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and Jo Ann Medical Center in Tbilisi, Georgia, to build the first Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Care Center in the country. Through these partnerships, we are making childhood cancer a treatable disease in Georgia. The [...]
Life is always challenging for a child living with a chronic illness. Still, it’s particularly hard in places where healthcare resources are scarce. Because of people like you, children and mothers around the world gain access to quality health care from skilled volunteer medical professionals who do additional training with local clinicians on current best practices. Without Global Healing’s Roatan Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC), children with threatening health conditions may not [...]
Operations Manager Gretchen brings a passion for nonprofit work and looks forward to expanding her involvement with nonprofits both locally and globally. Most recently, she has interned with Jericho Road Pasadena, which focuses on nonprofit board development and organizational growth in the Pasadena area. In 2018, she graduated with a B.S. in Exercise Science from Azusa Pacific University. During college, Gretchen worked as a physical therapy aide as well as [...]
From the fall of 2015 to early 2019, Global Healing was fortunate to have at our helm John Donnelly, a longtime leader in global health whose vision and expertise have left a lasting impact on our organization. As Donnelly begins his well-earned retirement, we want to take a moment to thank him for his inspiring service to our organization. Among his many achievements, Donnelly was instrumental in building resources for [...]
Originally printed in the ABC April 2019 Newsletter. Click here to subscribe to ABC’s newsletter. Contributed by Chris Gresens, Senior Chief Medical Officer, North & West Divisions, Vitalant and Susan Rossmann, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. On March 23rd, the America’s Blood Centers (ABC) and Global Healing International Blood Safety Forum (IBSF) brought together representatives from professional societies, blood centers, for-profit companies, and the U.S. Military – [...]
Global Healing is fortunate to have had many wonderful volunteers over the years. Thank you Dr. Arup Roy-Burman & Dr. Sheila Jenkins. Dr. Arup Roy-Burman & Dr. Sheila Jenkins at their first hosted fundraiser, a Mardi Gras themed party. The fundraiser was held in 2003, raising funds and awareness for Global Healing & Roatàn. In the fall of 2001, Dr. Arup Roy-Burman and Dr. Sheila Jenkins set out to travel [...]
Creating Sustainable Improvements in Patient Care at Vietnam National Children’s Hospital (VNCH) Cami Rutledge loves her job. Having happily transitioned from accounting to nursing 17 years ago, she still finds great joy in her work. Yet, says Cami, “having been in the ER a long time, you get a little burned out.” After spending two weeks with Global Healing in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Vietnam National Children’s Hospital [...]
Global Healing is fortunate to have had many wonderful volunteers and supporters over the years. Thank You Carl Taibl for almost 9 years of service as a member of the board and volunteer CFO. When Carl Taibl heard from a colleague that Global Healing was seeking a board member with his financial acumen, he was intrigued by the opportunity. As the chief financial officer of a nonprofit, Carl thought it would [...]
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