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June 23, 2022

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Dr. Ebby Elahi receives the prestigious Jacobi Medallion from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For his work in advancing clinical and global medicine, including his work with Virtue Foundation, Dr. Ebby Elahi has been awarded the prestigious Jacobi Medallion from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

February 1, 2022

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Virtue Foundation Austria Donates Medical Equipment to Bulgaria

Earlier this year, the Virtue Foundation Austria team made a donation of medical equipment valued at $600,000 to Sofia’s Second City Hospital in Bulgaria.

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November 15, 2021

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Recently Published World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations

Introducing World Compendium, the most comprehensive index of critical information on healthcare facilities and nonprofits in 72 low and lower-middle-income countries. Edited by Dr. Ebby Elahi and published by Taylor & Francis, the compendium allows stakeholders to better identify where healthcare services are available and where additional resources are needed.

December 15, 2020

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Insights in Global Health: A Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits

This book is a comprehensive index of critical information on healthcare facilities and nonprofits in 24 of the world’s lowest income countries. The information is presented in an easily accessible format and organized in 24 country chapters; it allows users to better identify where healthcare services are available and where additional resources are needed.

March 20, 2020

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Virtue Foundation’s Response to COVID-19

Virtue Foundation is working to assist with immediate relief in the U.S., Mongolia, and Ghana. Also, through its Data Mapping Initiative, the Foundation is making available critical information on healthcare facilities and NGOs in low income counties providing a pathway to assistance.

March 20, 2020

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Virtue Foundation Launches Healthcare Facility Search Tool and COVID-19 Statistics

Virtue Foundation develops a usable map of confirmed healthcare facilities in low-income countries. This data is important to map in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, which is predicted to disproportionately affect these poorer countries already suffering from fragile healthcare systems.

February 3, 2020

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Virtue Foundation and The Okoa Project Join Again for a Combined Mission

After a fruitful initial collaboration in August 2019, Virtue Foundation and The Okoa Project came together again in January 2002 to continue its partnership and work in the Upper West Region of Ghana.

October 5, 2019

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Volunteers from Austria return again for Annual Surgical and Medical Mission to Ghana

As part of the annual Surgical and Medical Mission to Ghana, groups of healthcare volunteers aim to provide high-level, specialized care to those in underserved communities and also teach local medical providers how to continue to provide this care once the Virtue Foundation teams have gone.

August 25, 2019

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Virtue Foundation and The Okoa Project Team up to expand motorcycle ambulance network in East Sissala District, Ghana

In late August 2019, Virtue Foundation co-founder and intensive care specialist Dr. Joan LaRovere returned to Ghana with a group of volunteers to lay groundwork for the expansion of the Foundation’s multifaceted work in the country.

May 6, 2019

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After a Decade, the work continues on: Largest team yet returns to Mongolia in 2019

For nearly three weeks this past May, a team of volunteer surgeons, medical doctors, fellows, residents, medical students, nurses, and administrators traveled to Mongolia for the annual Virtue Foundation Surgical and Teaching Mission.

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Dr. Ebby Elahi receives the prestigious Jacobi Medallion from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Data Mapping for Good

Dun & Bradstreet and Virtue Foundation partner to support the Data Mapping Initiative, a forward-thinking technology platform that seeks to create a more efficient marketplace for the delivery of healthcare in under-served regions of the world.

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Virtue Foundation Celebrates Tenth Anniversary and Completes Tenth Annual Surgical and Teaching Mission to Mongolia

Virtue Foundation returned to Mongolia for its 10th Annual Surgical and Teaching Mission to Mongolia, serving more than 10,0000 patients over the past 10 years.

A Message from Tina Brown

Tina Brown, former Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek & The Daily Beast, discusses Virtue Foundation's work in the areas of Acid Violence and Women Empowerment.

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Child Soldiers Project Supported by Anne Hathaway

Partnering with actress Anne Hathaway, the Foundation launched the "Child Soldiers Youth Project," raising awareness of child soldiers among high school students in the U.S. and providing them with the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of these child soldiers.

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Dr. Ebby Elahi receives the prestigious Jacobi Medallion from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Virtue Foundation Austria Donates Medical Equipment to Bulgaria

Recently Published World Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofit Organizations

Insights in Global Health: A Compendium of Healthcare Facilities and Nonprofits

Virtue Foundation’s Response to COVID-19

Virtue Foundation Launches Healthcare Facility Search Tool and COVID-19 Statistics

Virtue Foundation and The Okoa Project Join Again for a Combined Mission

Volunteers from Austria return again for Annual Surgical and Medical Mission to Ghana

Virtue Foundation and The Okoa Project Team up to expand motorcycle ambulance network in East Sissala District, Ghana

After a Decade, the work continues on: Largest team yet returns to Mongolia in 2019

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