Doctors, Medical Students & Healthcare Professionals in Tanzania
The experience
Join us for an immersive healthcare volunteer experience in Tanzania. All healthcare professionals are welcome: doctors, physiotherapists, speech therapists, lab technicians, medical students, and more. Work hands-on in low-resource hospitals, gain practical skills, and support meaningful healthcare projects. Beyond the hospital, experience local life, culture, meet international volunteers, and make a real impact.
What you offer
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.
Additional fee required
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.
What you get
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.
Get free drinks or beverages.:
Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Free Events:
Get free entrance for the best events in town.
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
Requirements
Beginner English or Beginner Swahili
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Join a dynamic healthcare volunteer program in Tanzania, where all professionals can collaborate with local staff, contribute to community health initiatives, and develop skills while experiencing life in a new cultural setting.
Activities & Shift
Attending rounds with other local doctors and other volunteers then complete orders as required, go to theatre and assist depending on your skills and experience. Other activities will depends on assignment with your supervisor on that day.\n\nYour roles may include some of the following: \n>Going forward rounds with doctors to examine cases and determine the next line of action, \n>Following up cases and ensuring that proper medicine is dispensed \n>Helping to take patients vitals , examinations and subsequent diagnosis, helping with general consultation activities with local supervisor .\n>Observing procedures, \n>Helping ward activities \n>Taking care of patients arriving for out-patient care or on admission \n>Changing bandages and monitoring recovery, \n>Checking blood pressure, weighing babies >helping with first aid treatment.\n>Stitching at emergency and accidental department
Rules
Only Healthcare volunteers with aim to gain clinical experience and hands on experience under minimal supervision