Making positive impact is our goal!
You have made a right decision as a medical professional, a nurse, pre-med/pre-nursing student or a healthcare professional to take some time out to volunteer with us and to enhance your practical knowledge and skills.
Our healthcare program gives you as a volunteer or as an intern an opportunity to better get to know the people, the communities and the health system in these communities, while giving back to the community(s) and gaining some practical experience at the same time to what you already know.
Our healthcare program gives you set of positive circumstances that makes it possible for you to explore and learn new things regarding to your program. That is having direct contact with patients under the super vision of local medical team, Having one on one direct communication with the medical officer in charge, visit many places during the outreach program and have yourself immersed in the culture of the people. This means that our program is structured in such a way that under the supervision of the local doctors, you are given the opportunity to practically do lots of work in the hospital. It is not just following the doctors.
Our medical and healthcare services include medical outreach program. That is working directly with the Preventive Health Care Department (PHC) of our program. Our volunteers and interns join health team professionals to visit villages where access to health-care services are limited. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, Child Welfare Clinics and immunization campaigns as well as training programs on a healthy diet and hygienic practices, prevention, and developing links to community resources through health screenings, education and referrals. We have a lot for you to do on this program.
Join us to touch lives. After successful completion of the program, you'll be given a Certificate of Completion and letter of recommendation for further studies, job application and job promotion.
Program activities: Our medical activities varies according to your qualifications and this will be specify in the placement details which will be sent to you after we received your completed application form.
You can combine your program with any other program(s )of your choice upon arrival and it is free. The additional program(s) is free. Join us to touch lives. After successful completion of the program, you'll be given a Certificate of Completion and letter of recommendation for further studies, job application and job promotion.
Some of the activities include
Our program gives you first hand opportunity to have direct contact with Patients. The big smile and love of the medical team you will be working with will fill you with great delight as you care for patients without access to medical attention. Join us to touch lives of those most in need. Whether you are a volunteer with or without medical background or you’re a student looking to gain experience or a gap year student planning to go to medical school, or already in the medical school or you love adventure and want to travel and volunteer, staesa medical program is for you. As a volunteer you will have the opportunity to help in the following departments in the hospital: Out patients department, Emergency ward, female ward and male ward, Surgical ward, Maternity/children ward, Physiotherapy dept and also be part of the outreach team to the villages. Contact us for more information.
Once we receive your completed application form, we will send you more details activities that you will be handling in the hospital. These will be included your placement details
Working hours: 8:00 am till 4:00 pm
Free days: Weekends
Who can join: Everyone 15 years and above
When to arrive: Anytime in the year
Any experience required: No previous experience required
Placement type: Rural and urban setting
Accommodation: Host family, Volunteer house
Can I cook myself Yes
Good toilet facility: Yes
Running water: Yes
Electricity: Yes
Security: 24/7
Can I come alone: Yes
Can I come with a friend: Yes
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