Global Healing

What Global Healing does

Global Healing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 1996 by Jo Ann McGowan in Berkeley, California and currently headquartered in Petaluma, California, that works to bring sustainable modern pediatric medicine to under-resourced communities in developing countries. The organization operates through a volunteer-driven model in which US-based medical professionals partner with local healthcare institutions to deliver direct patient care, train local clinicians, and donate equipment, following a five-stage engagement framework: invitation from a local partner, joint planning with stakeholders, formalization through an MOU, execution of training/equipment programs, and transition to local operation and financing. Its core programs include the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC) in Honduras (established 2003), the Vietnam National Children's Hospital training program in Hanoi (launched 2014 with cascade training to 12 satellite hospitals), the Haiti blood bank and transfusion service at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais with Partners in Health, and the Jo Ann Medical Center (JAMC) pediatric cardiac and blood safety programs in Tbilisi, Georgia (ongoing since the first open-heart surgeries in the Caucasus in 1996). Supporting programs include the HEAL student internship, the International Blood Safety Forum co-sponsored with America's Blood Centers, and Latin America webinars with GCIAMT.

The organization's underlying technology is fundamentally a "Training-of-Trainers" capacity-building methodology — locally adapted clinical curricula, MOUs with host-country ministries and hospitals, and donated cold-chain and clinical equipment (e.g., Helmer Scientific refrigerators and platelet incubators) — rather than a software or hardware product. Its products (RVPC, HEAL, IBSF, GCIAMT webinars) are structured program offerings rather than commercial goods, and the only digital tool referenced is an SMS messaging partnership with Telerivet for breastfeeding outreach in Honduras. Global Healing monetizes exclusively through donations and grants: individual donor contributions raised via benefit concerts (e.g., Seth Walker 4/6/2025), 5K runs, and online giving; institutional foundation grants from IZUMI Foundation, Doris Duke, and others; corporate philanthropy (Helmer Scientific's "Chill the World" program); and large institutional partnerships such as USAID/ASHA, Ronald McDonald House Charities, and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. All healthcare services are delivered free of charge to patients and partner institutions, and the organization holds no equity, debt instruments, or revenue-generating assets.

Name

Global Healing

Legal name

Global Healing

Website

https://globalhealing.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Healing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses volunteer medical professionals to train local clinicians and donate equipment, delivering free pediatric healthcare and blood safety programs in Honduras, Vietnam, Haiti, and Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Health Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health (MNCAH) Partnerships (HLAJAOAG)

Keywords

• Nonprofit healthcare programs
• Pediatric medical training
• Blood safety initiatives
• Global health capacity building
• Volunteer medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations from Individuals: Individual donors contribute to support healthcare programs. The organization hosts benefit concerts and community fundraising events to engage supporters.
2. Foundation Grants: Grants from foundations including IZUMI Foundation (supporting RVPC operations, breastfeeding project, infection control) and Ronald McDonald House Charities (Vietnam program).
3. Corporate Philanthropy: Corporate donations of equipment and supplies (e.g., Helmer Scientific's 'Chill the World' program, The Doris Duke International Clinical Research Foundation's dengue research grant).
4. Government/USAID Partnerships: Partnership with USAID/ASHA for projects like the Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Care Center in Georgia with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global Healing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs volunteer-led pediatric healthcare capacity-building programs in under-resourced communities across Honduras, Vietnam, Haiti, and Georgia. Its programs combine direct clinical care, medical professional training (Training-of-Trainers), provision of medical equipment, and blood safety initiatives delivered through formal memoranda of understanding with public hospitals and ministries of health. All services are provided free of charge to patients and partner institutions.

Product overview

Global Healing is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates a portfolio of programs focused on improving pediatric healthcare in under-resourced communities. The core offerings include the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC), a free pediatric clinic in Honduras; the Health Education & Advocacy Liaisons (HEAL) internship program for students; the International Blood Safety Forum (IBSF) for professional education; and Latin America webinars conducted with GCIAMT. The organization works in Honduras, Vietnam, Georgia, and Haiti, implementing training, equipment, and technology programs appropriate to each locale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC): Pediatric outpatient clinic in Honduras established in 2003 as a joint project with Public Hospital Roatán, providing free medical care to children on the island.
• International Blood Safety Forum (IBSF)
• HEAL (Health Education & Advocacy Liaisons)

Products and services

• Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (RVPC) A pediatric outpatient clinic in Roatán, Honduras providing free medical care to children on the island. Established as a joint project with Public Hospital Roatán, the clinic serves thousands of children annually and operates on a volunteer-staffed model with collaborative surgery with local medical professionals.
• Health Education & Advocacy Liaisons (HEAL) A student internship program open to advanced undergraduate students and recent graduates, providing experience in pediatric medicine and community health through the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic in Honduras.
• International Blood Safety Forum (IBSF) A professional forum that brings together blood banking professionals from the USA, Europe, Latin America, and Africa to discuss current and future needs for safe blood in low-resource countries. Co-sponsored with America's Blood Centers.
• Webinars – Latin America Educational webinars conducted in collaboration with the Grupo Cooperativo Iberoamericano de Medicina Transfusional (GCIAMT), a network of physicians, medical technologists, and government officials, covering blood safety and transfusion medicine topics for Latin America.
• Vietnam National Children's Hospital (VNCH) Training Program Training program at Vietnam National Children's Hospital (VNCH) in Hanoi for PICU and Neonatal ICU nurses and physicians in critical care, with cascade training extending to 12 satellite hospitals. Has trained 75 physicians and nurses since inception.
• Jo Ann Medical Center (JAMC) Programs – Georgia Pediatric cardiac surgery center and Georgian National Blood Safety Reform Program at Jo Ann Medical Center in Tbilisi, Georgia. Has performed more than 3,000 cardiac surgeries since 1996, with 300+ patients receiving surgery annually.
• Haiti Blood Bank Program On-site blood bank and transfusion service at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM) in partnership with Partners in Health. The Mirebalais blood bank is now one of few sites in Haiti able to produce plasma and platelets.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 3,000 cardiac surgeries performed at JAMC; 300+ patients receive surgery annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grupo Cooperativo Iberoamericano de Medicina Transfusional (GCIAMT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on webinars for Latin America on blood safety and transfusion medicine topics. Joint educational initiative to improve blood banking practices in the region.
• St. Jude Children's Research HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to build the first Pediatric Oncology/Hematology Care Center in Georgia, making childhood cancer treatable in the country.
• Partners in Health / Zanmi LasantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to establish an on-site blood bank and transfusion service at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM) in Haiti.
• America's Blood CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the International Blood Safety Forum (IBSF); collaboration on blood safety initiatives in developing countries.
• UCSF (University of California, San Francisco)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical volunteers from UCSF staff Vietnam training programs and RVPC Honduras; partners on dengue research project.
• UC DavisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for SMS messaging initiative on exclusive breastfeeding and student volunteer placements at RVPC.
• Boston Children's Hospital (International Quality Improvement Collaborative)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJAMC joined IQIC, a project led by Boston Children's Hospital to identify risk factors in pediatric heart surgery and improve survival rates across 43 sites in 20 countries.
• Orbis InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitial funder of Dr. Partridge's needs assessment trip to Vietnam to prevent retinal damage in premature infants, which launched the Vietnam program.
• MacPherson StrategiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare consulting firm led by Board Chair Jim MacPherson providing strategic guidance.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Children's Heart Foundation: Pediatric cardiac surgery-focused medical mission NGO that builds local surgical teams in low- and middle-income countries; overlaps directly with Global Healing's Georgia/JAMC and Vietnam programs.
• Operation Smile: Medical mission NGO providing free pediatric surgery and clinician training in developing countries; comparable volunteer-driven model and pediatric surgery focus.
• Partners in Health: Global health NGO delivering direct care and capacity-building in low-resource countries; Global Healing co-implements the Haiti blood bank program with PIH/Zanmi Lasante, making them a direct operational peer.
• Heart to Heart International: Pediatric cardiac surgery NGO that founder Jo Ann McGowan originally worked with before launching Global Healing; both train local clinicians in congenital heart surgery in the former Soviet Union and beyond.
• Health Volunteers Overseas: Nonprofit that trains local health professionals in resource-scarce settings using volunteer clinicians; closest model analog to Global Healing's Training-of-Trainers approach.
• Mending Kids: NGO providing free pediatric surgical care in low-resource countries through volunteer medical teams; overlaps with Global Healing's pediatric mission trips and capacity-building mission.

Broad incumbents

• AmeriCares: Global health-focused nonprofit supporting clinics in under-resourced settings with donated supplies, equipment, and medical volunteer programs; comparable donor base and mission-driven delivery model.
• International Medical Corps: Global humanitarian health organization delivering medical training and services in conflict and disaster settings; comparable donor base (USAID) and pediatric capacity-building programs.
• Smile Train: Large pediatric surgical nonprofit that funds local partner surgeons; shares Global Healing's training-of-local-clinicians pediatric surgery thesis, but at much greater scale.
• Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders: Large-scale global medical humanitarian NGO operating across many of the same low-resource geographies as Global Healing; broader scope but analogous clinical volunteer-deployment model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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