Virtue Foundation volunteer obstetricians/gynecologists visit Tumu Hospital to examine patients and plan long-term collaboration for women’s health in northern Ghana

Virtue Foundation volunteer obstetricians/gynecologists visit Tumu Hospital to examine patients and plan long-term collaboration for women’s health in northern Ghana

As part of the Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana’s Healthcare Initiative, Professor Egarter and Dr. Nouri, specialists from the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine at the University Hospital, Vienna, visited Tumu to examine patients, assess the reproductive and maternal health situation and plan for long-term evidence-based interventions to improve…

Virtue Foundation volunteer surgeons and doctors provide patient consultations and reconstructive surgeries in Tumu, Ghana

Virtue Foundation volunteer surgeons and doctors provide patient consultations and reconstructive surgeries in Tumu, Ghana

Virtue Foundation Director of Global Health and International Programming Dr. Ebby Elahi returned to Tumu, one of the most remote and neglected regions of Ghana, to provide diagnostic workup and reconstructive surgery to the population. After a brief radio broadcast, Dr. Elahi soon found himself screening over a hundred patients in a day and treating…

Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana supports successful Lawyers Without Borders Judicial Training in Accra, Ghana

Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana supports successful Lawyers Without Borders Judicial Training in Accra, Ghana

With a grant from the Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana and financial and logistics support from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB) implemented a three-day judicial training led by 11 judge and attorney trainers at the Judicial Training Institute in Accra from April 25 – 27, 2012. The judicial…

Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana Sponsors Nurses Attending London’s Commonwealth Nurses’ Conference to Improve Healthcare Delivery in Ghana

In line with its mission and goals to invest in local women leaders, build capacity and train local professionals toward improving health, education and the advancement of communities, Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana sponsored three members of the Nurses and Midwives’ Council of Ghana to attend the Commonwealth Nurses’ Conference entitled…

Virtue Foundation hosts evening with Plácido Domingo and Monica Yunus at Lincoln Center and co-hosts 2012 Senior Roundtable on Women and the Judiciary at Fordham Law School in New York, NY

Virtue Foundation hosts evening with Plácido Domingo and Monica Yunus at Lincoln Center and co-hosts 2012 Senior Roundtable on Women and the Judiciary at Fordham Law School in New York, NY

In celebration of International Women’s Day and as a kickoff to the 2012 Senior Roundtable on Women and the Judiciary, Virtue Foundation hosted a cocktail reception and private concert featuring Plácido Domingo, accompanied by renowned opera singer and Co-Founding Director of Sing for Hope Monica Yunus and conductor Alberto Veronesi on piano. The event, held…

Virtue Foundation partners with the El Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES) to launch the Caluco Mobile Health Clinic and collaborates with 911 Fund and Jezreel International to deliver over $55,000.00 USD worth of medical equipment and supplies to 6 Salvadoran communities in need.

Virtue Foundation partners with the El Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES) to launch the Caluco Mobile Health Clinic and collaborates with 911 Fund and Jezreel International to deliver over $55,000.00 USD worth of medical equipment and supplies to 6 Salvadoran communities in need.

Virtue Foundation partners with the El Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES) to launch the Caluco Mobile Health Clinic and collaborates with 911 Fund and Jezreel International to deliver over $55,000.00 USD worth of medical equipment and supplies to 6 Salvadoran communities in need

Virtue Foundation collaborates with Cornell Law School’s Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, Jindal Global Law School and others to support Women and Justice Conference, “Gender-Based Violence and Justice in South Asia,” in New Delhi, India.

October 22-23, 2011–New Delhi, India–Virtue Foundation is proud to support and participate in the Second Annual Women and Justice Conference, “Gender-Based Violence and Justice in South Asia,” hosted by the Cornell Law School’s Avon Global Center for Women and Justice, Jindal Global Law School and developed in collaboration with UN Women, Virtue, Kriti Team, the…

The Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana collaborates with the Women’s Caucus, Korle Bu and Komfo Anokye Hospitals to deliver more than $300,000.00 USD worth of medical equipment and supplies to hospitals and clinics in 21 districts in Ghana.

August 4, 2011–Accra, Ghana–The Virtue Foundation, an international NGO with special consultative status to the United Nations and charitable status in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ghana, has established the Virtue Foundation Institute for Innovation and Philanthropy in Ghana. The Institute sponsored the shipment of a 40′ container packed with over $300,000.00 USD of…

Virtue Foundation sponsors third surgical teaching mission to Mongolia; volunteer surgeons deliver critical care to patients and provide sustainable skills transfer to local surgeons at the First Hospital and the National Cancer Center in Ulaanbaatar

In May 2011, Virtue Foundation’s Director of International Programming and Global Health Dr. Ebby Elahi led a team of volunteer surgeons, residents and medical students to Mongolia to perform free, essential surgical care and to train local surgeons toward sustainable advancements in surgical healthcare delivery in the country’s capital city, Ulaanbaatar. Dr. Michael Shohet and…

Virtue Foundation hosted 50 judges from 20 countries at the United States Supreme Court and State Department during Senior Roundtable for Women and the Judiciary, March 31st – April 1st, 2011, Washington, D.C.

On March 31st and April 1st, 2011, Virtue Foundation hosted the Senior Roundtable on Women and the Judiciary in Washington, D.C. in collaboration with the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School, the International Association of Women Judges, Lawyers Without Borders, and the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at…