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At least 1.3 billion people worldwide lack access to the most basic healthcare, often because there are no health workers to take care of them. "The global population is growing, but the number of health workers is stagnating or even falling in many of the places where they are needed most," said Lee Jong-wook, Director General of the World Health Organization, in April 2006. The World Health Report recommends that in order to achieve this goal, we need "the right workers with the right skills in the right place doing the right things." Owing to this reason, the need for global healthcare has skyrocketed in recent years. Several national healthcare organizations chose not to undertake such an expensive project due to resource constraints; hence, the opportunity to unite healthcare volunteers globally remained a distant dream. It was clear that an independent, third-party, non-partisan, non-governmental organization (NGO) unaffiliated with any country or entity needed to be formed to promote healthcare volunteering and work in a rapidly globalizing world.
To realize this dream, HealthCare Volunteer was founded on January 1, 2006 by an American medical student and an American dental student, who realized the need for a free 501 (c) (3) non-profit portal that connects all volunteers and job seekers interested in health-related volunteering or health-related work to appropriate opportunities. HealthCare Volunteer was accessed by thousands of volunteers and job seekers from more than 118 countries in 2006. In 2007, DentalVolunteer merged with HealthCare Volunteer to create the world's largest listing of health-related volunteering opportunities.
HealthCare Volunteer is currently a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization in the United States and will subsequently assume a NGO status internationally and politically enabling itself to partner with health organizations anywhere in the world.
Vison:
Our mission is to empower any individual to make an impact in community and global health. We connect volunteers to health-related volunteering opportunities for free—anywhere, any time, and for any length of time. We aim to become the de-facto non-profit organization and website for health-related volunteers and workers anywhere in the world.
We are building the world's largest listing of healthcare volunteering and employment opportunities. We empower every human being to contribute to the health of the world.
We employ innovative technology solutions to improve the healthcare system. Unlike many of the services on the Internet, our services are 100% free for volunteers and organizations alike.
We provide an avenue for any volunteers interested in health areas to find an appropriate volunteering opportunity that fits their requirements.
We are demonstrating to the world that there is no shortage of health-related volunteers and workers or opportunities.
Based on the research we conduct through our free online services, we ultimately hope to sponsor and foster all types of new volunteering opportunities in areas that we designate as healthcare shortage areas.
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Vision | Address | Email | Management Team | Board of Directors | Board of Advisors
History:
At least 1.3 billion people worldwide lack access to the most basic healthcare, often because there are no health workers to take care of them. "The global population is growing, but the number of health workers is stagnating or even falling in many of the places where they are needed most," said Lee Jong-wook, Director General of the World Health Organization, in April 2006. The World Health Report recommends that in order to achieve this goal, we need "the right workers with the right skills in the right place doing the right things." Owing to this reason, the need for global healthcare has skyrocketed in recent years. Several national healthcare organizations chose not to undertake such an expensive project due to resource constraints; hence, the opportunity to unite healthcare volunteers globally remained a distant dream. It was clear that an independent, third-party, non-partisan, non-governmental organization (NGO) unaffiliated with any country or entity needed to be formed to promote healthcare volunteering and work in a rapidly globalizing world.
To realize this dream, HealthCare Volunteer was founded on January 1, 2006 by an American medical student and an American dental student, who realized the need for a free 501 (c) (3) non-profit portal that connects all volunteers and job seekers interested in health-related volunteering or health-related work to appropriate opportunities. HealthCare Volunteer was accessed by thousands of volunteers and job seekers from more than 118 countries in 2006. In 2007, DentalVolunteer merged with HealthCare Volunteer to create the world's largest listing of health-related volunteering opportunities.
HealthCare Volunteer is currently a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization in the United States and will subsequently assume a NGO status internationally and politically enabling itself to partner with health organizations anywhere in the world.
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| Headquarters HealthCare Volunteer 6825 Cielo Vista Dr. PMB# 29 El Paso, TX 79925 |
San Francisco Bay Area Office HealthCare Volunteer P.O. Box 4587 Mountain View, CA 94040 |
Tanzania Office HealthCare Volunteer P.O. Box 76509 Azikiwe Street Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Africa |
| Ecuador Office HealthCare Volunteer Calle Hidalgo de Pinto 197 Quito, Ecuador Telephone # Within USA: (310) 928-3611 Outside USA: (00) 1-310-928-3611 |
Canada Office HealthCare Volunteer 2119 Lakeshore Blvd St. #605 Toronto, ON M8V4E8 |
Nigeria Office HealthCare Volunteer suite 9A, poly plaza Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent federal capital city Abuja, Nigeria |
| Thailand Office Country Director: Dr. Yin Min Khine HealthCare Volunteer 2118/242 Panasin Condo 7 New Panasin Street Ramkaehaeng, Bangkapi Bangkok 10240 Thailand Phone:+668 3296 2004 |
Washington D.C. Office HealthCare Volunteer P.O. Box 65037 Washington, D.C. 20035-5037 |
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Management Team:
Neilesh Patel, D.D.S. (Email) President / Founder.  Neilesh (Neil) Patel is Co-CEO of HealthCare Volunteer. Mr. Patel has almost 8 years of experience in managing charitable organizations and over 10 years of experience in the medical device, public health and hi-tech. industry. At age 17, he founded StudentsHelp.org Consulting, the world's largest student-run volunteer computer consulting organization, which ultimately served thousands of people and non-profits worldwide. From 2002 - 2004, Mr. Patel worked in regulatory affairs at Medtronic Inc. and as a submission reviewer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health - Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillators and Leads Branch. From 1997 - 2002, Mr. Patel worked at over a dozen technology companies such as Netscape (acquired by AOL Time Warner) and OnePage (acquired by Sybase). He currently has one medical device patent pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Mr. Patel has received half a dozen awards including volunteering awards from the City of Palo Alto, International Youth Foundation and the Institute of Electrical Engineers, and has completed thousands of hours of volunteer service. In 2008, Patel was awarded the UCLA CEY Humanitarian Award. Mr. Patel has lived in Tokyo, London and all over the United States, and has visited well over 25% of the world's countries. He has been featured in over 15 print publications, including Financial Times, New York Times and The Columbus Dispatch. He has spoken on non-profit topics on CNN, New Media News and numerous other international T.V. stations across the world. Mr. Patel received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering / Computer Science and his Minor in Entrepreneurship and Management from the Johns Hopkins University, and has completed coursework in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the UCLA School of Dentistry and a Certificate in Global Health from the UCLA School of Public Health. He was the first person accepted to the newly integrated DDS / MBA Program at UCLA. |
| Ravi Raghavan (Email) C.O.O. Ravi Raghavan is C.O.O. of HealthCare Volunteer. Mr. Raghavan has over 5 years of experience in High Tech, Healthcare, and Finance. Most recently, Mr. Raghavan spent 3 years at SAP where he worked with clients of all industries to develop business cases for SAP software, led the Business Transformation Studies (BTS) program, and founded the BTS program in India during his 1 year there. Previously, Mr. Raghavan worked for Dresdner Kleinwort in the Mergers & Acquisitions department. Mr. Raghavan is currently pursuing a Masters in Biotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania where he is the Deputy Vice Chair for International Affairs in the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly. Mr. Raghavan graduated from MIT in 2004 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and a B.S. in Management Science from the Sloan School of Management. He is the recipient of the 2008 and 2007 Leadership Awards from HealthCare Volunteer, the 2002 Digital Design award from Northern Telecom/BNR, and the 1999 National Merit Scholarship. |
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| Erick Mlanga (Email) Vice President- Tanzania Erick Mlanga is Vice President - Africa of HealthCare Volunteer. Erick has almost 5 years of experience in public health capacities in Eastern Africa. He has worked in the field at the Sumbawanga Regional Hospital- Ministry of Health to help boost Environmental health services in the Region- Vaccination, occupational and community health, water and sanitation, solid waste management, Risk and Impact assessment, Health education to the community and the Secondary schools and inspection of food and food premises. In April 2004, he worked as a researcher with the Ministry of Health, appraising solid waste collection in Ilala District following the involving of the private companies. From 2003-2004, Erick was President of TEHSA (Tanzania Environmental Health Association). He sat on the Board of Directors of the Finnish NGO, SIEP (Social Integrated Education Program) in 2002-3, which distributed text books and resource materials to secondary schools. Mr. Mlanga and 4 colleagues designed, published, and distributed science text books throughout schools in Tanzania at affordable prices to students. Mr. Mlanga graduated from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with a Bachelor of Science in Public Health. In addition, he received a certificate of project monitoring and evaluation from the University of Dar es Salaam, |
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Namibia Outreach Coordinator Mr. Narib is a Global Outreach Coordinator for HealthCare Volunteer. He is currently working for the United Nations Development Programme and is stationed in Namibia. |
| Dr. Kenneth Oyakhire, BDS Vice President - Nigeria Dr. Kenneth Oyakhire is currently the country director of healthcare volunteer in Nigeria. He has over 6 years experience in the field of public health and community development. Dr Kenneth Oyakhire has served at various community levels assisting small and poor communities in the areas of health promotion and community development. In medical school, he was a strong member of the committee on dental education and health (CODEH); a faculty initiated oral health promotion program and he served at various capacities in promoting oral health in Nigeria. Because of his passion for public health, while working at the USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL in Sokoto State, Northwest of Nigeria, he volunteered to assist in carrying out quality health care services to the poor, through house to house visitations, diagnosing simple medical conditions, prompt referral of complicated medical cases and surgical emergencies to major health facility, drug distribution, carrying out immunization programs through local government support, organizing various focus group discussion for different age groups to find out their health needs and finding interventions for them. He was involved in several school health programs in collaboration with multinational companies like UNILEVER through its HEALTHY LIVING AND BETTER FEEDING Program in Gombe state, Northeast Nigeria in 2004 and as team head to Enugu state, Southeast Nigeria in 2005 and in affiliation with the CALENS DENTAL CLINIC Wuse 2 Abuja, volunteered as the coordinator of health promotion program at the Loyola Jesuit college in Karu, Federal capital city Abuja in 2008. In 2006, he was also part of the oral health team (volunteering) in collaboration with FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL DENTIST on various oral health promotions in Lagos suburbs like Ibeju lekki and Epe. Dr Kenneth Oyakhire holds a Bachelor of Dental surgery degree from the prestigious College of Medicine, University of Lagos in Nigeria. |
| Dr. Richard Higby, D.D.S. Vice President - Philippines Dr. Higby is Vice President of Philippines Operations for HealthCare Volunteer. He has over 30 years of experience in treating oral health conditions in rural communities and currently maintains homes in both the U.S. and the Philippines. |
| Alfredo Paredes, D.D.S. (Email) Vice President - Latin America Mr. Paredes is Vice President - Latin America. Alfredo Paredes was born in Mexico and migrated to The United States with his family at the age of 18 years and is a fluent Spanish speaker. He has volunteered in local health fairs in Southern California and participated in dental volunteering in Tecate, Mexico. Mr. Paredes has extensive volunteer experience in the medical and dental field. Most importantly, Mr. Paredes is dedicated to improving equal access to Oral/Medical Health Care for underrepresented individuals in The United States of America and Latin America. He continuously visits middle schools in Los Angeles County to give motivational speeches to kids to pursue college education. Mr. Paredes has worked tutoring Math and Science for several academic organizations, such as Bruin Corps at UCLA. His name also appears as a co-author in the scientific magazine Blackwell Pub due to his research at the UCLA Cardiovascular Department on the Sodium Calcium Exchange and the Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPase in Heart cell function. Mr. Paredes received his A.S. in Chemistry from Riverside Community College (RCC) and his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Mr. Paredes is currently pursuing a Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS) Degree at UCLA. |
| Chester Neese Vice President - Liberia Mr. Neese is the country director of HealthCare Volunteer- Liberia |
| Dr. Yin Min Khine, MD Vice President - Thailand Mr. Yin Min Khine is the Vice President of HealthCare Volunteer- Liberia |
Technical Team: |
| Adil Shafique Director - I.T. Mr. Shafique is Director of Information Technology Services at HealthCare Volunteer. |
| Dr. Tara Athan, Ph.D. GIS Software Services / GISCorps Tara Athan, Ph.D., is a volunteer with HealthCare Volunteer focused on displaying interactive maps of global health volunteering opportunities on the HCV website. She is Principal of Alternatives to Invasive Species, an environmental consulting firm based in Mendocino County, California. Her previous professional experience includes faculty positions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Colorado. She was also on the staff of Pacific Northwest National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratories, where she worked on nuclear waste safety and environmental restoration projects. Ms. Athan received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Caltech in 1986 and is currently broadening her capabilities as a Master's student in GIS with the University of Leeds |
| Alex Joshi Director - Creative Media Alex Joshi is Director of Creative Media at HealthCare Volunteer. Prior to Health Care Volunteer, he produced Bad Jakalz: Idiosyncratic Overload music CD, featured in the 1999 Bay Area Student Multimedia Exposition. While in college, he spent 4 years singing in the Glee Club, participated in several student films, and lent voiceover talent and technical assistance to other student projects. He became interested in user interface design shortly after graduation from college. After a brief stint working at Electronic Arts as a beta tester and design evaluator, Mr. Joshi took courses in UNIX and C++ at Foothill College before pursuing his master's in Library and Information Science at San Jose State University, where he is currently enrolled. The bulk of Alex's knowledge of HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver and Flash was self-taught on the job while doing summer internships at Google in 2005 and 2006. He attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, originally intending to study physics, but ultimately got his B.A. in Philosophy with a minor in English and Comparative Literary Studies. |
| Neilesh Patel, D.D.S. President / Founder. Neilesh (Neil) Patel is Co-CEO of HealthCare Volunteer. Mr. Patel has almost 8 years of experience in managing charitable organizations and over 10 years of experience in the medical device, public health and hi-tech. industry. At age 17, he founded StudentsHelp.org Consulting, the world's largest student-run volunteer computer consulting organization, which ultimately served thousands of people and non-profits worldwide. From 2002 - 2004, Mr. Patel worked in regulatory affairs at Medtronic Inc. and as a submission reviewer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Devices and Radiological Health - Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillators and Leads Branch. From 1997 - 2002, Mr. Patel worked at over a dozen technology companies such as Netscape (acquired by AOL Time Warner) and OnePage (acquired by Sybase). He currently has one medical device patent pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Mr. Patel has received half a dozen awards including volunteering awards from the City of Palo Alto, International Youth Foundation and the Institute of Electrical Engineers, and has completed thousands of hours of volunteer service. In 2008, Patel was awarded the UCLA CEY Humanitarian Award. Mr. Patel has lived in Tokyo, London and all over the United States, and has visited well over 25% of the world's countries. He has been featured in over 15 print publications, including Financial Times, New York Times and The Columbus Dispatch. He has spoken on non-profit topics on CNN, New Media News and numerous other international T.V. stations across the world. Mr. Patel received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering / Computer Science and his Minor in Entrepreneurship and Management from the Johns Hopkins University, and has completed coursework in public health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the UCLA School of Dentistry and a Certificate in Global Health from the UCLA School of Public Health. He was the first person accepted to the newly integrated DDS / MBA Program at UCLA. |
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Ravi Goklaney, M. D., D.F.A.P.A. Director / Assistant Professor UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Dr. Ravi Goklaney joined the Board of Directors in December, 2005. He is a Distinguished Fellow of American Psychiatric Association with over 20 years of Clinical and Research experience in Community Mental Health, Private Practice and Academic University settings. Currently a Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Goklaney serves as the Assembly Representative to the American Psychiatry Association and is the past-president of the Central California Psychiatry Society. Among his numerous Awards is the Captane Thompson Psychiatrist of the Year Award in Central California and distinguished recognition from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a volunteer organization to advocate for services for those suffering from brain disorders. Dr. Goklaney completed his residency training in Psychiatry at New England Medical Center- Tufts University, and a fellowship in Sleep Disorders from Ohio State University. |
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Shashi Patel, M.B.A. Director / Managing Director of ATMAS / Diplomat - Australia (Ret.) Shashi Patel is the Managing Director of Atmas a services company providing business strategy, marketing and growth management services to international companies and governments throughout the world. He is an expert in international business development and building high-performance cross cultural teams that produce world-class products. Prior to Atmas he held senior management positions at Intel, Northen Telecom, Fujitsu, Citibank, Australian Trade Commission, Cylink (acquired by SafeNet) and ZoneLabs (acquired by Check Point Software)..He also served as a diplomat and commercial attaché to the Australian government responsible for establishing Australian Government's Silicon Valley office to assist Australian high technology companies enter the US markets. Mr. Patel graduated with honors from University of London's Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine with a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering and from Harvard Business School with Masters in Business Administration. |
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