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We offer opportunities for medical students, doctors, nurses, dentists, midwives, physiotherapists, lab technicians, pharmacists, pre-medical students, and gap-year students passionate about healthcare to complete internships, observerships, clinical skills training, or elective placements in hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Participants may also join community outreach programs with local doctors and volunteers, gaining hands-on experience.
30 hours of help per week
Elderly Care: Assisting and spending time with the elderly.
Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Amount: € 210 Per week
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description: Program fees are €30 per day, which includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner Monday–Friday, and full board on weekends and public holidays. There is also a €100 organization fee, a €50 supervision fee, and a €50 hospital registration fee, all paid once at the beginning of the program.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Beginner English or Beginner Swahili
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
If you're looking to get practical medical experience to add to your resume, this internship is ideal for you. It will help your application for medical school or a job stand out, and give you interesting points to talk about in interviews.
You'll spend your day shadowing experienced doctors and nurses, learning all about their day-to-day work.
This gives anyone with a strong interest in medicine a valuable insight into a developing country's medical practices.
You will also get an insight into the healthcare challenges people face everyday. Many medical facilities in Tanzania lack resources. You'll get to see how doctors cope when supplies run out you'll learn to diagnose and treat diseases you wouldn't encounter in your home country.
– Bring your own Lab coat, or Scrubs , stethoscope, pen torch, otoscope and any equipment you may need during your volunteering.
You will be attached to the hospital here in Dar es Salaam, in the busiest hospital where you will be able to attend morning rounds, and participate in hospital ward activities and theater, under supervision of the local doctor, participate in procedures, and will be rotating in following departments depends on your interest,
1. Internal Medicine,
2.Surgery, (general surgery, ENT, orthopaedics)
3. Obstetrics and Gynecology,
4. Labour & delivery, Post natal care
5. Pediatrics and
6. Emergency and Trauma
You will then be given supervised charge of a group of patients/patient list for the day and either observe or assist in managing the care and needs of those patients for the day. Your day can be either very hectic and extremely challenging or slow and very quiet. You will need to be motivated, resilient and work well in a team in order to get the best out of your experience.
