Nepal Health & Medical Placement - Siddhi Memorial Hospital

  Nepal

• Kathmandu: 
Kathmandu

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year round, departures at beginning of each month

Description: The Siddhi Memorial Foundation has a lot of passion and vision, but lacks the experience and organization and skills that many foreign volunteers can provide. Siddhi Memorial Hospital specifically needs help in hospital administration and management. Assistance with developing better sustainability and fundraising is also imperative.

Although SMH would be happy to receive doctors and nurses especially with specialization in pediatrics and gynaecology they are actually quite well staffed in this area.

A specialized doctor could certainly help to train the local staff and help with health promotion.

There is some opportunity to work with patients directly, especially if the hospital is very busy, but it is not the greatest need.

Highlights: Anyone with experience planning and managing health promotion camps and mobile clinics could be very helpful. The work would involve raising the funds, and working with the local community and staff to run the clinics. Possible research could be involved after clinic completion.

Qualifications: You must be flexible and patient to work in any Nepalese setting. Festivals and strikes constantly disrupt the work day, and things just don't happen very efficiently. You also must be self motivated and capable of thinking for yourself, proposing your ideas and making suggestions. The SMH needs someone to help them take ideas and make them happen.

Anyone who can not wait or who is frustrated by people being late is not reccommended for this placement. Unfortunately this is just a reality that you must learn to live and work with.

Cost in US$: USD1,905 for 8 week duration, USD105 each additional week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range: 20 +

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Nepal Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded: 1998