Over the past five years we have helped over 3,600,000 people access better healthcare.
VSO volunteers work with health workers, communities and governments to improve health services and rights for some of the most marginalised and disadvantaged members of society - including women, babies, youth, people with disabilities, and prisoners.
Now, in the context of an unprecedented global health emergency, we're rapidly adapting our work to ensure we do all we can to keep people safe and well - from reaching vulnerable communities with essential information, to supporting women to seek antenatal care without risking infection.
Our COVID-19 response in health
Our work supporting health
Maternal and newborn health
Improving access to quality healthcare for mothers and babies.
Inclusive sexual and reproductive health and rights
Supporting the most vulnerable people to realise their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Prison health
Improving the health and wellbeing of marginalised and neglected prison populations.
Where we support health initiatives
Our projects
Brown Niyonsaba teaching sign language to community health worker Judith Mugirente as part of the Imbere Heza project in Rwanda.
Find out more about our current and former projects helping to create healthy communities.