Volunteer in Hospital and Clinic Medical Support with African Impact
- Kenya
- Nairobi
About Program
What better way to enhance your career path in the medical or healthcare field than to join a program allowing you to give back and make a difference in the healthcare system of a community that struggles with inadequate infrastructure, overcrowding, and limited resources. Join African Impact in providing medical support and assistance to the local facilities in Limuru - a widely known tea-producing and tea-processing zone in Kenya, producing some of the world’s highest quality tea.
You'll also have the opportunity to maximize your volunteer stay by venturing out and find some of Africa’s best beaches down at the East African coast, the Maasai Mara, and the Great Rift Valley.
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Program Highlights
- Assist and provide medical support to doctors and nurses at local clinics, hospitals, and healthcare centers
- Perceive the challenges and complexities of public health care in a developing country while improving your skills and abilities as you provide medical assistance
- Help people with limited resources and access to healthcare by providing community home based care
- Enjoy your stay in the tea town Limuru, within the safe and peaceful highlands of Kenya
- Explore the top tourist destinations outside Limuru - such as the Nairobi National Park, National Museums, as well as wildlife and cultural experiences in renown conservation areas - during your free days or weekends
Program Impact
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE
Volunteers will be assigned depending on their qualifications, expertise, and the needs of the community, to help at various public and private hospitals and clinics in Limuru.
HOME-BASED CARE
Volunteers will join local caregivers to provide medical outreach to rural communities and treat people who can’t access healthcare.
HEALTH EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
Volunteers will help facilitate and set up Health Education & Awareness workshops that will highlight relevant issues affecting the community, as well as help them make more informed decisions or changes to their way of living.
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Location
Nairobi is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa with over 3 million people. This city has a wide range of activities to take part in from being a large city to also being the safari capital of Africa. To see Nairobi in its entirety, you must explore the food, music, safaris, people, and shopping.
