Ghana Health & Medical Placement - Nsutamam Polyclinic

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

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 - Monthly Departures

Description: This is a government funded clinic that works to serve Nsuta and 31 surrounding villages. It is the only clinic in the area, and is extremely busy. They have maternity, male and female wards, a laboratory, and a dispensary. It mainly serves as a day clinic, but 24 hour emergency care is also provided to the community. The maternity and preventive medicine ward serves to register and weigh babies, give family planning services, and provide community outreach and education.

This facility is in desperate need of more staff who could assist in care giving. With only one nurse, and a doctor who visits once or twice weekly, the waiting rooms are very full. Medical students, nursing students, pre-med students, or anybody interested in assisting with administration would be very beneficial to this clinic.

Highlights:
- Assisting nurses in all wards (female, male, maternity)
- Assisting administration (patient reception & registration)
- Assisting in dispensary

* If computers were here. Volunteer could assist with organizing records, and training staff on the computer.

Qualifications: Volunteers must be hard working and able to work and cope in a medical environment. They should be self-motivated, positive, willing to learn, and confident. The placement may expect a lot because the volunteers are foreign. As long as they clearly explain their capabilities there should be no problems.

Cost in US$: $2250 USD for 8 week duration, $135 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. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range: 18 +

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ghana Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of custom

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Volunteer Abroad'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