Global HELP Organization

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][2] HELP stands for "Health Education using Low-cost Publications". Founded in 2002 by pediatric orthopedist Lana and Lynn Staheli,[3][4][5] GHO distributes information in the form of PDFs and videos online and through DVD libraries.[6][5]

Global HELP Organization
Founded2002
Founder
TypeGHO provides free and relevant healthcare information worldwide
United States IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3)
Location
Key people
  • Dalia Sepúlveda
Websiteglobal-help.org

Publications

GHO has created 85 titles in 35 languages.[1]

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.[7] 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.[8][6] 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.

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.[11][12] The focus of the two-volume book is on pediatric surgical problems in Africa and other low-resource areas around the world.[13] 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.[1]

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.[14]

Videos

GHO has 144 videos available on their YouTube channel.[15]

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.[16]

References
  1. Lakhoo, Kokila (2014). "Global Help: Free Medical Information". European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 24 (5): 430. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1371717. PMID 24792865.
  2. Olympia, Contact Us Washington Secretary of StateCorporationsPO BOX 40234; Policy, WA 98504-0234360-725-0377 Privacy. "Corporations: Registration Detail - WA Secretary of State". www.sos.wa.gov. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  3. "As editor, doctor sows hope". The Seattle Times. 8 December 2008.
  4. "Global-HELP – Healthcare Economist".
  5. 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.
  6. Sabharwal, Sanjeev (2015). Pediatric Lower Limb Deformities: Principles and Techniques of Management (illustrated ed.). Springer. p. 227. ISBN 9783319170978. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. "Members | The Ptolemy Project". Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  8. Shabtai, L; Specht, SC; Herzenberg, JE (2014). "Worldwide spread of the Ponseti method for clubfoot". World Journal of Orthopedics. 5 (5): 585–90. doi:10.5312/wjo.v5.i5.585. PMC 4133465. PMID 25405086.
  9. הרפואית, צוות הספרייה. "אתרי הספריות: International Health and Medicine: WHO Blue Trunk". libguides.bgu.ac.il.
  10. "Universitas Gadjah Mada: Academic Hospital and WKCP Host Book Review and Workshop on Celebral Palsy". ugm.ac.id. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  11. Fratta, Megan. "LibGuides: Global Resources: Uganda: Pediatrics". guides.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  12. "Africa.com | News | Business | Lifestyle | Travel". Africa.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  13. "OUR NETWORK/RESOURCES". Global Initiative for Children's Surgery. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  14. "District Hospital Management". www.widernet.org. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  15. "Global HELP Organization". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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