Health Project in Ghana - starts USD 549

  Ghana

• Other Cities in Ghana: 
Hohoe,  Rural Areas

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: 1st and 3rd Monday of each month - all year

Description: In Ghana, efforts are underway to improve the health sector, especially the health of women and children. High importance is placed on improving the quality of reproductive health services and on preventing and reducing the impact of widespread communicable diseases, bridging gaps that prevent efficient and effective delivery of health services, and fostering partnerships that lead to improved health in Ghana. Government and non-governmental organizations run a number of different health facilities, hospitals, maternity clinics, children's hospitals, HIV/AIDS wards, and alternative-medicine clinics in many cities and small rural villages.

Through this project, we aim to increase access to basic healthcare for rural people, decrease the prevalence of endemic diseases and improve overall village health by providing public health services in all aspects of clinical nursing, with a primary health work with the community nurses and promote health education in the villages.

The medical centers in Ghana are resource poor, and understaffed. There is a great need of efficient hands to help the doctors, nurses and medical staffs in treating the ever-growing number of patients in round the clock busy health centers and hospitals.

Highlights: A volunteer's role can range from observational to basic assistance, depending on their level of knowledge. Volunteers will be working with doctors, spending time in various departments of a busy hospital like Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Surgery. Changing bandages, taking blood pressure and contributing to education about basic prevention are examples of how volunteers engage in this type of placement. An important element of these placements is learning about healthcare practices in different cultures.

    * Assist doctors and nurses in local hospitals
    * Work in various departments like Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Surgery
    * Change bandage
    * Take blood pressure
    * Educate people on basic prevention and first aid

Qualifications: 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.

Cost in US$: 1 week: USD 549 to 12 weeks: USD 1699

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical Global Crossroad volunteer would be one that enjoys travelling abroad, intensive cultural immersion, and has strong convictions to help others at the international level.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

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