Volunteer in Medical Projects in India

In general I really enjoyed and learned a lot from the program. In advance I only expected that we could do a little more ourselves. I graduated in the medical field and will work in the ambulance. I had hoped to be more involved in medical procedures. Because the healthcare system here is very different from the Netherlands, we simply could not do more than we did now. The conversations we had were interesting, but I did miss something. the staff was very nice. they took you through simple actions and when they thought something was interesting to see they called you to look. I had a nice time

I had an amazing time in Jaipur doing the medical program. Although I couldn’t do much in the clinic, I learned a lot about the differences in healthcare between India and the Netherlands. Dr. Paiker was very friendly en did everything he could to explain what was going on and answer my questions. The driver and coordinator of the program were amazing, very friendly and willing to show their beautiful city. The tour of Jaipur included in the program was a nice addition to the experience as well!!

I had the best time during this volunteer program, i learnt a lot regarding to medicine and Indian coulture. I had a chance to assist the staff by operating medical devices, measuring blood pressure and make injections. Everybody was very friendly and I felt comfortable working in a small team in the clinic.
I would recommend it to anyone interested in working in healthcare and gaining some medical experience. I think 2 weeks is a minimum.
The program is mainly observational, and without knowing Hindi I missed a lot on what the patients and doctor said, so make sure you learn some basics beforehand, to not feel left out. Not everything was included(tickets for sightseeing, transport for the evening shift).

My experience was definitely very unique here. I definitely recommend people to volunteer with this organization especially if they want to get medical experience. I only would add one thing which is ensuring that we work more than 4 hour shift because there are people who want to grasp more hours. The location was great because we also get to go sightseeing in Jaipur. Also, this program allowed us to better understand Indian culture specifically Rajasthani culture and how medicine works differently than where I’m from.

I was in jaipur for the medical program with Volunteering with india. We could assist to the medical checkup of youngsters from other states who were found working in factories and now are temporarily living, learning and playing at the NGO center. After that we went to the street for medical checkups inside an equipped ambulance (bus-ambulance). The Bus-Ambulance is divided in two parts, First for Doctor and second for pharmacist. It was a great experience and I was able to learn from other fields of the volunteer programs.

Mobile medicine is a nice idea for local people who are in need or who live in some rural areas. During the experience of medical project here, I had chance to understand the local medical conditions and problems in India. I could discuss those problems with local workers, and tried to find a better ways of volunteering. I could participate in the process of medical consultation, preparing and giving medicine.
After a strong cultural impact due to diversity in the approach with the patient, inadequate medical devices and a huge language barrier I found a wonderful team that taught me to recognize the associations of Indian drugs, the most common diseases in India and to deliver medicines to patients.
So, even without ‘standard’ medical acts, I felt part of the team and it just made me feel like I was doing something.
Definitely I would do this experience a million times again.

The medical program with Volunteering with India is an incredible adventure on a bus-ambulance in which volunteers help the medical and pharmacist in assisting rural areas of Jaipur that otherwise would not have access to treatment.
We also checked the physical conditions of children in the village once a week. I have also learned some local language to make a better interaction with local people. I really learned a lot by the observation and enjoyed these days! We also had similar program in my hometown, and I will bring my experience back to make a better medical service.
I was so proud of myself at the first time that I finished the all process of preparing medicine and giving them to the patients by their language. This is my life time experience.

The medical program with Volunteering with India is an incredible adventure on a bus-ambulance in which volunteers help the medical and pharmacist staff of the TAABAR ngo in assisting rural areas of Jaipur that otherwise would not have access to treatment.
After a strong cultural impact due to diversity in the approach with the patient, inadeguate medical devices and a huge language barrier I found a wonderful team that taught me to recognize the associations of Indian drugs, the most common diseases in India and to deliver medicines to patients.
So, even without ‘standard’ medical acts, I felt part of the team and it just made me feel like I was doing something.
Definitely I would do this experience a million times again.