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Volunteers participating in this program will work as health assistants helping the local nurses and doctors take care for patients. You’ll do various activities like taking temperature, blood pressure, observing operations, checking patients and many other duties. Exact work will depend on volunteers’ capacity and skills. Although no previous background is required, volunteers who plan to study medicine or who have already have begun their medical or nursing studies are best suited for this project.
What difference does this project make?
Tanzania faces many challenges. The country is one of the most deprived in the world. Many aren’t able to afford healthcare while for many the facilities are simply too far off. There are also fewer medical professionals to look after the people and queues in hospitals and clinics are long and medical professionals overworked. Through our volunteers, we hope to ease the burden on doctors and nurses and provide good treatment to patients who approach our projects.
Highlights of the program
Working as assistant to the doctors and nurses, volunteers will experience firsthand medical practices in Tanzania. Volunteers will also become involved in awareness generating activities on issues of health and sanitation and learn about diseases and medication system. Our volunteers will live with a host family and this will give them wonderful opportunity to experience local culture.
Project location
Our volunteer projects in Tanzania are located in the wonderful town of Boma, which lies in between Moshi and Arusha. From Boma, you can get a clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro and the town is not as touristy as Moshi and Arusha. |
