Global HELP Organization
American healthcare nonprofit
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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]
- Lynn Staheli
- Lana Staheli
United States IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3)
- Seattle, United States of America
- 2318 Fairview Ave. E, Seattle, WA 98102
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| Founded | 2002 |
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| Type | GHO provides free and relevant healthcare information worldwide United States IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3) |
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| Website | global-help |
Publications
GHO has created 85 titles in 35 languages.[1]
Clubfoot: Ponseti Management
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.[citation needed]
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
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]