Volunteer in South Africa: Medical/ Healthcare Project
Project At A Glance |
Location: Cape Town
Start point: Cape Town
Duration: 2-12 weeks
Hours: 30-40 hours per week
Food: Local food (3 times a day)
Room: Host family or hostel
Date: First and Third Wednesday of each month |
Volunteers in South Africa can choose to help raise awareness of good health in the community. Working at the local clinics will be an absolute challenge. At the start of the project, the staff will introduce you to all the patients and share the history of the clinic with you. You will also work with the counselor, and share your expertise with the staff. You won’t be able to do AIDS counseling, as this part is confidential, but you will be able to talk to patients about AIDS.
You will also have the opportunity to work with the local doctors who are very sufficient and good at their jobs. Volunteers collaborate with these doctors to help promote proper medical healthcare within the community/region.
Skills/Qualifications Needed
Health volunteers must have the proof of qualification as a health professional, medical student, doctor or nurse. Volunteers must have medical background to volunteer in this project.
Role of a Volunteer
Volunteers' duties may include assisting the staff in the following:
- Outpatient Department Services (OPD)
- Dispensing medications
- Injections/Immunizations
- Health Education
- Community Outreach
- Antenatal Services
- Family Planning
(NOTE: Above are sample activities and vary from day-to-day, depending up on the schedule of the project. The local project's staff members may request assistance in various activities deemed necessary or beneficial to the clinic or those in need.) . Generally, the head of the clinic develops a work plan for volunteers upon arrival. The daily work plan depends up on the individuals' skills, interests, and knowledge.
Room/ Food/ Supervision
Volunteers mostly stay with homestays in the communities. Our host families are active community members, mature, trained and experienced with international volunteers. You will get a single room (or sharing with another volunteer) in a homestay. The accommodation will be clean and simply furnished. Local host will manage 3 local foods a day. During the volunteering period, staff of the local organization will guide, help, and supervise you.
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