Costa Rica Health & Medical - Hospital Nacional de Ninos
Costa Rica
Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year round; monthly departures
Description:
The Hospital Nacional de Niños provides health care to sick children from all over Costa Rica.
They are in desperate need of volunteer becuase the hospital currently lacks the personnel.
Highlights:
Volunteers will participate in many tasks, including, but not limited to:
1. Helping in the Blood Donor Clinic
2. Folding clothes
3. Filing documents
4. Helping out in the game room
5. Serving Coffee
6. Interacting with the patients
Qualifications:
Volunteers do not need to have a background in medicine, but some experience working with children will be helpful. Volunteers should be outgoing and willing to help in any task required. The hospital has very strict regulations in order to maintain a sanitary environment and volunteers must be willing to comply with all the regulations. People that do not enjoy working with children may have difficulty in this placement.
Cost in US$: USD2,995 for 8 weeks; USD165 for each additional week
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Cost Includes :
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- Emergency evacuation services
- Food
- Housing
- In-country orientation/Training
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- In-country staff support
- Language instruction
- Medical insurance
- Pre-departure orientation/Training
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- Registration fees
- Written materials abroad
- Written materials pre-departure
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Cost Include Description:
Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one week of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. A the end of that week, you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- childcare/children
- community health
- health
- health care
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- hospital
- medicine
- nursing
- nutrition
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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: 18+
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to Costa Rica
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
or
in Groups
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
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