Health Project in Peru

  Peru

• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: all year round

Description: In this Volunteer Peru health project, volunteers will work alongside Peruvian doctors in local medical centers in rural and urban areas, performing a wide range of procedures from delivering babies, to suturing wounds, treating endemic diseases, and creating and facilitating vital public health and vaccination campaigns.

In addition to assisting the doctor with patients, volunteers should be prepared to help develop and implement public health campaigns. This will involve spending time outside the health center, actively participating in the community. Further depending on experience and willingness, a volunteer nurse may be asked to oversee the Health Center in the doctor's absence.

Medical students will initially be able to learn from the more experienced doctors/volunteers in the Center. In addition to attending to patients, medical students will be asked to develop and facilitate vaccination and public health campaigns.

Health placement requires ID (medical student, health Professional). Volunteer doctors, nurses & medical students work according to their skills and experience.

Qualifications: You must have medical background, either doctor or nurse or medical student

Cost in US$: starts from 1,099 USD

Salary / Pay: volunteer job

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Variety of health related work, mainly depends on interest.

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Global Crossroad's Mission Statement: Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging volunteer, internship, mini-adventure and cultural immersion programs to volunteers in fascinating countries like India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Cambodia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru. Our meaningful and unique programs engages our volunteers in projects that will uplift lives of poor children and women as well as allowing them plenty of opportunities to enjoy the historical, cultural and natural wonders of the host country.

Year Founded: 2002