Global HELP Organization

Global HELP Organization
Founded 2002
Founder
Type GHO provides free and relevant healthcare information worldwide
United States IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3)
Location
Key people
  • Dalia Sepúlveda
Website global-help.org

Global HELP Organization (GHO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working in the area of creating and distributing healthcare information for low-resource areas.[1] HELP stands for "Health Education using Low-cost Publications". Founded in 2002 by pediatric orthopedist Lana and Lynn Staheli,[2] GHO distributes information in the form of PDFs and videos online and through DVD libraries.[3][4]

Publications

GHO has created 85 titles in 35 languages.[5]

Clubfoot: Ponseti Management

Clubfoot: Ponseti Management cover

Clubfoot: Ponseti Management is a guide written and published by GHO on the Ponseti method of treating clubfoot.[6] Originally published in 2003, the guide has been translated into 30 languages and the PDF has been downloaded over 100,000 times in 150 countries.[7][8] It was also included in the World Health Organization Blue Trunk Library.[9]

The HELP Guide to Cerebral Palsy

The HELP Guide to Cerebral Palsy provides an overview of diagnosis and management techniques for cerebral palsy.[10] The second edition was published by GHO in 2010.[11]

Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text for Africa

Edited by Dr. Emmanuel Ameh, Paediatric Surgery: A Comprehensive Text for Africa was published by GHO in 2010 and includes chapters from 150 contributors.[12][13] The focus of the two-volume book is on pediatric surgical problems in Africa and other low-resource areas around the world.[14] 1,000 hard copies were printed and distributed throughout Africa in 2010 and the PDF version has been downloaded over 250,000 times from the GHO website.[15]

The HELP Guide to Burn Contractures in Developing Countries

Written in 2010, The HELP Guide to Burn Contractures in Developing Countries discusses methods of burn treatment in underserved regions.[16]

Videos

GHO has 144 videos available on their YouTube channel.[17]

Users

Nearly 38% of GHO's online user community resides in India. The United Kingdom, Russia, Pakistan, and New Zealand also rank in the top five countries that access materials on global-help.org.[18]

References

  1. ↑
    • Lakhoo, Kokila (2014). "Global Help: Free Medical Information". European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 24 (05): 430. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1371717.
    • https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/search_detail.aspx?ubi=602191656
  2. ↑
    • http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/as-editor-doctor-sows-hope/
    • http://healthcare-economist.com/2007/02/08/global-help/
    • Gosselin, Richard; Spiegel, David; Foltz, Michelle (2014). Global Orthopedics: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings. Springer Science & Business. p. 29. ISBN 9781461415787. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Sabharwal, Sanjeev (2015). Pediatric Lower Limb Deformities: Principles and Techniques of Management (illustrated ed.). Springer. p. 227. ISBN 9783319170978. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Gosselin, Richard; Spiegel, David; Foltz, Michelle (2014). Global Orthopedics: Caring for Musculoskeletal Conditions and Injuries in Austere Settings. Springer Science & Business. p. 29. ISBN 9781461415787. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Lakhoo, Kokila (2014). "Global Help: Free Medical Information". European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 24 (05): 430. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1371717.
  6. ↑ http://www.ptolemy.ca/members/archives/2011/Clubfoot/
  7. ↑ Shabtai, L; Specht, SC; Herzenberg, JE. "Worldwide spread of the Ponseti method for clubfoot". World J Orthop. 5: 585–90. doi:10.5312/wjo.v5.i5.585. PMC 4133465. PMID 25405086.
  8. ↑ Sabharwal, Sanjeev (2015). Pediatric Lower Limb Deformities: Principles and Techniques of Management (illustrated ed.). Springer. p. 227. ISBN 9783319170978. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ↑ http://libguides.bgu.ac.il/ihm/bluetrunk
  10. ↑ https://ugm.ac.id/en/news/10493-academic.hospital.and.wkcp.host.book.review.and.workshop.on.celebral.palsy
  11. ↑ Shamsoddini, A; Amirsalari, S; Hollisaz, MT; Rahimnia, A; Khatibi-Aghda, A. "Management of Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy". Iran J Pediatr. 24: 345–51. PMC 4339555. PMID 25755853.
  12. ↑ http://guides.lib.unc.edu/c.php?g=8480&p=43603
  13. ↑ http://www.africa.com/the_state_of_pediatric_care_in_africa/
  14. ↑ http://globalpaediatricsurgery.org/resources/tools-learning
  15. ↑ Lakhoo, Kokila (2014). "Global Help: Free Medical Information". European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 24 (05): 430. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1371717.
  16. ↑ https://www.widernet.org/portals/index.php?portalID=72&serverID=9658&server=global-help.org&view=public
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/user/GlobalHELPorg/videos
  18. ↑ http://www.global-help.org.byanalytics.com
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