Health Care Project Volunteer in India

  India

Jaipur,  Ladakh

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

Description: Volunteers in our health project assist local doctors and medical staff in the treatment of patients. They also help in the hospitals by keeping records, sanitation, nutrition, and treating minor injuries. You will also treat patients, check blood pressure, weigh babies, and help with other routine first-aid procedures. Volunteers need medical experience to join this program as working in health projects are serious, professional matters.

It is helpful for the volunteers to learn some Hindi language, so our volunteer program also tailors a one week Language and Cultural Immersion Program to learn the language basics and about Indian lifestyle and culture.

Highlights: Step into the world of resplendent colors, wide-open spaces and exotic cultural treasures. Prepare to be enthralled by the magnificent monuments, heritage temples and vibrant festive celebrations during your Indian Holidays. Be mesmerized by the sight of the ethereal Taj Mahal in Agra. All these things are possible in our volunteer program being offered in 3 beautiful cities of India: Delhi, Jaipur, and Ladakh.

Qualifications: Qualified volunteers will have a either a medical education, health industry experience, or military medic training. We accept med. students and long-term hospital volunteers as well. Medics who have not been trained through the military but have valid EMC or EAC certification are also good candidates for the Health Clinic Volunteer Project.

Cost in US$: Starts $648.

What does language and cultural fee cover?
Language and cultural courses
Food and accommodations for 7 days
Training materials: books, paper, orientation package, TV, video, trainer, etc.
Local sightseeing/tourist site arrangements
Recreational activities
Village stay/host family
Cultural programs and additional activities
Travel related expenses (one week orientation)
Insurance

What program fee does not cover?
Airfare, Visa and Visa extension fee
Transfer to airport, airport taxes
Any personal expenses
Mineral water and soft drinks
Gifts to project staffs and host family
Laundry, Telephone, Immunization

Salary / Pay: Volunteer Job

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005