Global Healing is fortunate to have had many wonderful volunteers over the years. Thank you Dr. Arup Roy-Burman & Dr. Sheila Jenkins. In the fall of 2001, Dr. Arup Roy-Burman and Dr. Sheila Jenkins set out to travel the world. Long interested in global health, the couple planned to spend four months in Asia, four in the U.S., and four in Latin America—looking for places around the globe where they could make a long-term difference. Fortunately for Global Healing, Roy-Burman had been introduced to our organization a few years earlier while he was a critical care fellow at Children’s Hospital… read more →
Global Healing is fortunate to have had many wonderful volunteers and supporters over the years. In December 2018 we will say farewell, and an enormous thank you, to one of our most dedicated: Alice Gruber, who will be retiring from the board after nearly 15 years with the organization. After Global Healing board member Dr. Arup Roy-Burman saw the need for outpatient pediatric care on the Honduran Bay island of Roatán and established the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC) with Global Healing in 2003, he needed volunteers to get it up and running. He soon met Alice Gruber, a pediatric nurse, and… read more →
Written by Jim MacPherson, Chairperson of the Global Healing Board of Directors and President & CEO of the healthcare consulting firm MacPherson Strategies. As we celebrate World Blood Donor Day and recognize the generosity of blood donors who give selflessly in order to save lives, we also want to recognize the systems that make it possible to connect donated blood to patients in need. This year’s theme, “Give Blood. Give Now. Give Often,” encourages donors to give back. We want to take this opportunity to ask: how can we give donors in developing countries more opportunities to do so? This… read more →
Written by Dr. Simone Bennett, Global Healing volunteer and Advisory Board member. Getting to know the Public Hospital Roatán I was not sure what to expect when I first showed up at the Roatán Public Hospital to volunteer in the newborn wards and pediatric clinic. Having spent time in hospitals in developing countries before, I had an idea what I might find. However, despite knowing that I was in Honduras and resources would be poor, I was surprised to find how lacking they were given that not far away was a beautiful Caribbean resort with full amenities serving hordes of… read more →
Written by Amy Cook, Global Healing Chief Communications Officer Since joining Global Healing in 2009, I have been privileged to experience first-hand how Global Healing programs improve patient care in developing countries. As I conclude my tenure as Board Chair, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has given their time, resources, and support to our work. You have made a direct impact on the health of children and mothers worldwide. As we enter a period of new leadership and growth for our organization, we are pleased to welcome our new Chair, Jim MacPherson, and two new members, Lori… read more →