Volunteer Abroad in Healthcare Clinic in Nicaragua

  Nicaragua

Rivas

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Open

Description: Our in-country staff and host partners match your abilities with local work projects. Health care professionals are needed to provide patient care to impoverished children and their parents. Because access to medical services in developing communities is often limited, health-care volunteers are needed to improve basic services such as diabetes screenings, tooth extractions, well-baby checks and pre-natal exams in our local clinic, village dispensaries. While the needs and the working conditions are very basic, your 'hands-on' contribution can be life-changing. It's very helpful if you can bring donated medical supplies.

How can I volunteer?

Easy! Simply think about what type of volunteering project or job fits with our Mission and Vision of our Clinic, then contact us. We will evaluate your proposal, experience and expertise. People of this rural community are relying on you!

Highlights: In exchange for working approximately five hours a day with Dr. Flores or our local team, volunteers will receive a 50% discount at Rancho Santana hotel or special discounts at a local very inexpensive hotel in Limon I, for the time you need to be in our location. The discount applies to lodging only.

Qualifications:
Who Should Volunteer at the Clinic?

Anybody! (You don't even need to have any formal health care training) Social workers, retired people, physicians, students, nurses, teachers, lawyers, EMTs, civilians, surgeons, the general public, armed forces personnel, specialty physicians, veterinarians, dental hygienists, pharmacists, general dentists, specialty dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, healthcare social workers, optometrists, physical therapists, and even other caring people may volunteer health care services anywhere in Tola Nicaragua. In fact, we've seen everybody from Peace Corps workers to the layperson volunteer health care services all over the world.

Cost in US$: 550

Experience Required: no

Age Range: no range

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nicaragua Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Roberto Clemente Health Clinic's Mission Statement: The mission of the clinic is to provide services in general healthcare and emergency and preventive medicine to the rural population in the region where it is located as well as to those visitors coming to the area. The clinic will provide low-income children and elderly patients with subsidized care when necessary. In general, the Clinic will coordinate with governmental institutions in conducting local public health campaigns for vaccination for disease prevention and epidemic controls that are necessary to maintain a good standard of health care in the region, with a particular focus on communities with less access to healthcare in Nicaragua.

Year Founded: 2004