IVHQ Medical volunteering project

The medical volunteering project in New Delhi was truly an amazing experience. The local team and the IVHQ coordinator were very supportive.

The volunteering experience was very tiring, but fulfilling, considering the number of patients who visit the slum clinic each morning. Even as a medical student, I did lots of things there (basically everything). Just consider that the work you'll do there isn't like anything you're used to in your own country. For example, the physical examination is basically non-existent and the medications are prescribed based just on what the patient complains.

If you're thinking about doing this wonderful experience, just consider when to do it. From my personal experience, August is probably one of the worst months. The temperature is around 40° and the humidity level is usually 90% (which is even worse than it sounds). In addition, there are at least 3 monsoons per week, which means all the streets will be flooded with sewage water :)