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Medical Health Care

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Highlights

  • You will be working directly with patients under the supervision of our local doctors and nurses
  • You can choose to work in different departments and experience different department of medical health care
  • Because part of the rural community and experience the culture through the eyes of the people you are helping

Highlights

  • You will be working directly with patients under the supervision of our local doctors and nurses
  • You can choose to work in different departments and experience different department of medical health care
  • Because part of the rural community and experience the culture through the eyes of the people you are helping
  • During the weekend you will have the opportunity to explore the Ghanaian culture. Ghana offers an array of varying cultures and landscapes including national parks and stunning rain-forests
  • Experience health care at it best

    • Vooral geschikt voor

    Leeftijd 17+
    Alleenstaanden
    Koppels
    Groepen
    50+

    Over het programma

    You will be involved in the day-to-day running of hospitals and clinics directly assisting the doctors and nurses.This project is open to anyone who wants to help

    This project is located in the rural communities of Wale wale and navorongo in the northern  region of Ghana. You can choose to work in a small rural community hospital or clinic. 

    Our healthcare placements offer an exceptional learning opportunity, in addition to a gratifying volunteer experience. ..

    Over het programma

    This project is located in the rural communities of Wale wale and navorongo in the northern  region of Ghana. You can choose to work in a small rural community hospital or clinic. 

    Our healthcare placements offer an exceptional learning opportunity, in addition to a gratifying volunteer experience. These placements offer an international learning ground where you can not only view healthcare in practice but effects of volunteering abroad in healthcare are plain to see. Medical care is a basic human right, and making it accessible for all is essential. The Hospitals and clinics that we work with are striving to fulfill that need, and can always benefit from an extra pair of hands. Working on our health projects offers a wonderful opportunity for volunteers to become familiar with the challenges and health issues of developing countries. All our hospitals and clinics are government approved.
     
    We have a number of departments who would appreciate your help. This is an excellent opportunity to gain valuable experience in your field in a different culture where practices may differ considerably to what you're used to. We have a variety of Medical placements available in Ghana. You could work in a hospital or a clinic. You can work in a variety of difference medical departments, where you can either assist or shadow the staff members. The type of work you will be allocated will depend to an extent on your own abilities and capabilities, which is understandable given that you will be dealing with patient health and safety.


    You will be involved in the day-to-day running of hospitals and clinics directly assisting the doctors and nurses. If you are planning to specialize in a particular field of medicine in your studies, we can arrange to place you in a relevant department to ensure that we benefit from your knowledge in your field of study and you also learning from our local professionals.     The work environment is way different from the circumstances you are used to work. You need to be stress resistant and able to deal with the poor health care options that are given. This project is open to everyone who want to help make a difference in the lives of underprivileged people in Africa in the field of Medical Health Care in Africa.

    During your medical volunteer placement or internship in Ghana, you will be able to work in a number of different departments. These include:

    • Accident and Emergency
    • Pediatrics
    • Maternity
    • Pharmacy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Surgery
    • Dentistry 
    • Out pacient Department(OPD)
    • Nursing Department

    Your responsibilities will include some of the following: Going forward rounds with doctors to examine cases and determine the next line of action, following up cases and ensuring that proper medication is dispensed, helping to take patients' histories and subsequent diagnosis, helping with general consultation activities. Observing procedures, Undertake office administration, health data recording and storage, taking care of patients reporting for out-patient care or on admission Changing bandages and monitoring recovery, checking blood pressure, weighing babies helping with first aid treatment.

    Many of our health care centers also run different programs on health education, basic prevention, nutrition and sanitation. Volunteer job might cover these areas as many hospitals also work in coordination with the local communities, presenting different programs on health education, basic prevention, nutrition, and sanitation. Your presence is extremely helpful in such programs. Such health projects offer a wonderful opportunity for volunteers and students to be acquainted with the existing health issues and challenges of delivering health care in developing country like Ghana.

    You will definitely gain valuable insight into Ghana culture and will have the opportunity to improve your skills in a variety of areas in health care. You will work in the hospital five days a week from 8: am to 1:30pm. You have the rest of the day to yourself; you can explore the community with the other 16 volunteers you will be living with. The volunteer house you will be staying is very close to the beach, art craft center and the market so there is always a lot to do.

    Dagelijkse activiteiten

     Medical Health Care Volunteers work at the hospital from 8:am to 1pm Or 2pm, from Monday to Friday. You can choose to work morning shifts or evening shifts. The working hours are very flexible. In the morning after breakfast you will go to the hospital with the other volunteers. You can choose ...

    Dagelijkse activiteiten

     Medical Health Care Volunteers work at the hospital from 8:am to 1pm Or 2pm, from Monday to Friday. You can choose to work morning shifts or evening shifts. The working hours are very flexible. In the morning after breakfast you will go to the hospital with the other volunteers. You can choose which department you want to work in. You can choose to work in a different department each week so that you can experience everything.

    Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

    VOLUNTEER GET THE WEEKENDS OFF TO GO ON TRIPS AND EXPLORE GHANA; Ghana has so much to offer volunteers with its rich culture, festivals, food, art & craft centers, castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, waterfalls, rain forest and other interesting places to visit. Volunteers who come ...

    Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

    VOLUNTEER GET THE WEEKENDS OFF TO GO ON TRIPS AND EXPLORE GHANA; Ghana has so much to offer volunteers with its rich culture, festivals, food, art & craft centers, castles & forts, long sandy beaches, national parks, waterfalls, rain forest and other interesting places to visit. Volunteers who come to Ghana experience these even more fully by getting an insider's understanding of the country. Every weekend we organize trips for our volunteers to travel throughout Ghana to experience the Ghanaian cultural and explore. We have a lot of projects all over Ghana so you can choose to volunteer in the capital city Accra or in the Ghanaian country side.

    Our program is an excellent opportunity to combine adventurous foreign travel with a worthwhile job as a volunteer. You will improve your transferable skills such as team-working, presentation and communication. Above all, this is an unrivaled opportunity to gain an insight into a completely different culture and way of life. Our projects are not all about work, volunteers get opportunities to explore this beautiful part of West Africa. Elmina and Cape Coast Castle, Kakum National Park and Nzulezo Stilt Village are all within few hours from the community you will be staying in, Ghana offers an array of varying cultures and landscapes including national parks and stunning rain-forests.

    Voorwaarden

    Voorwaarden

    Minimum leeftijd: 17 jaar

    Om deel te nemen aan het programma dien je ten minste 17 jaar te zijn op de startdatum van het programma.

    Taalkennis

    Je dient over volgende taalkennis te beschikken Engels (basis niveau)

    Nationaliteitsbeperkingen

    Geen beperkingen. Helpende handen van over de hele wereld zijn welkom.

    Andere vaardigheden

    This project is open to people to both people with medical background and people without any medical background.

    Tijdsinzet

    Uw helpende hand wordt verwacht op maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag en vrijdag van 08:00 - 13:30

    Diensten ingesloten

    Diensten ingesloten

    Diensten door Dream Africa Care Foundation

    The only cost involve in this project is your food, we have a cook in the volunteer house who prepares three meals a day for all the volunteer, If you are a vegetarian or have any allergies this is taken into account when we arrange your placement.

    the cost also covers your accommodation, three meals a day, transportation from the airport, orientation and 24 hour support from our staff. ,laundry, drinking water, toiletries and wireless internet access 24-hours a day in the volunteer house so that you can keep in touch with friends and family back home, 

    Our aim is to provide cheap and affordable volunteer opportunity to people like you so that you can help make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate in Africa. There is no any hidden cost, apart from the $100 a week for your three meals a day, accommodation etc.

    Afhaal aan de luchthaven op Kotoka International Airport

    After you have book your flight let me know your arrival date, time, flight name and flight number so that we can send our driver to pick you up at the airport. The airport is 35 minutes drive from our Accra volunteer house. Our driver will pick you up from the airport. . There is only one international airport in Ghana call Kotoka international airport or Accra international airport so you will be flying into this airport. Our driver will pick you up from the airport whatever time or day you arrive at the airport.


    Accomodatie

    You can choose to stay in a volunteer house with other volunteers from all over the world and make new friends.

    You can also stay with a local host family. This offers you the opportunity to get a deeper sight into the Ghanaian culture and to get a closer relation with your patients.

    You can also do both, spend half of your time in a volunteer house and another half with a local host family. We are very flexible.


    Eten & Drank

    .we have a cook in the volunteer house who prepares three meals a day for all the volunteer, If you are a vegetarian or have any allergies this is taken into account when we arrange your placement. We provide volunteers bottled drinking water

    Internet toegang

    Makkelijke toegang op de project site

    Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

    Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

    Vlucht tickets

    De dichtste luchthaven is Kotoka International Airport (ACC) in Accra. We assisteren u met het vinden van goedkope vluchten naar Ghana. VIND GOEDKOPE VLUCHTEN

    Reisverzekering

    Naar het buitenland reizen is een avontuur en het is best om goed voorbereid te zijn. Plots ziek worden of gewond raken, annulaties of diefstal - een reisverzekering voor Ghana biedt zekerheid en is een meerwaarde. KRIJG EEN OFFERTE

    Vaccinaties

    Als je de intentie hebt om als vrijwilliger aan de slag te gaan in Ghana dien je eerst medisch advies in te winnen alvorens je eropuit trekt. Kijk de benodigde vaccinaties na voor Ghana. VACCINATIE CHECKER

    Gegevens over jouw aankomst

    Our projects run throughout the year so you can volunteer with us any time that is suitable for you. Our minimum volunteering period is two weeks and the maximum volunteer period of one year. You need to apply at least four weeks before your intended trip to Ghana to volunteer with us. This will give us enough time to send you all the necessary document and information you will need for your visa and guide you throughout the process.
    Beschikbaarheid
    jan. feb. mrt. apr. mei. jun. jul. aug. sep. okt. nov. dec.

    Programmakosten

    1 week (min. verblijf) 160€
    3 weken 480€
    4 weken 640€
    5 weken 800€
    9 weken 1.440€
    17 weken 2.720€
    50 weken (max. verblijf) 8.000€
    Gemiddelde kosten 160€/week

    Programmakosten

    160€ per week 1 - 50 weken Leeftijd 17 - 50+

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    Duurtijd

    1 - 50 weken

    Waarborg

    De waarborg dient om je plek als vrijwilliger te verzekeren. Betalingen worden door PayPal behandeld, onze betrouwbare betalingsprovider. Indien je niet over een PayPal account beschikt, kan je ook met een credit kaart betalen.

    Finale betaling

    Uw finale betaling zal worden goedgekeurd door Dream Africa Care Foundation gedurende de aanmeld procedure. Veel voorkomende oplossingen zijn een banktransfer of contante betaling op de projectsite.

    Ontmoet je organisatie

    Dream Africa Care Foundation

    Zeer goed 4.3 rating (73 beoordelingen)

    NGO - opgericht in 2006

    Geverifieerd door Volunteer World

      Zeer hoog Responsgraad

    Gepresenteerd door

    Gloria

    Gesproken talen: Engels

    Over de organisatie

    A teaching project in one of the poorest districts of Accra. You can can either teach in the preschool or the primary school or work as a care giver.

    Ontmoet je organisatie

    Who we are

    Dream Africa Care Foundation is a non-profit, non-partisan; volunteer NGO (non-governmental organization) registered in Ghana under number G24, 482. Dream Africa Care Foundation (DACF) seeks to promote the general wellbeing and the development of Ghanaians through humanitarian work; we seek to practically and effectively initiate, implement and enhance programs and activities that would in the long run go to benefit the communities that we choose to work with. We provide diverse range of opportunities to people around the world who want to become part of our volunteer community in Ghana.

    Dream Africa Care Foundation assists rural and urban communities by providing support and services in such areas as education, health, and the environment, as well as help in times of natural or man-made disaster. Dream Africa Care Foundation enables volunteers through motivation, encouragement, and support to initiate and implement projects for communities in need.

    Mission and Purpose

    Our mission at Dream Africa Care Foundation is to support sustainable development initiatives around the world through life-changing volunteer and responsible adventure travel programs that educate, inspire and result in more active global citizens.

    Why Dream Africa Care Foundation?

    Our volunteer programs are unique in every way. Our staffs are working year-round, ensuring that you are volunteering with a project that interests you and is contributing directly to the goals of each community. No other short-term international volunteer program has such a global presence and community-centered approach toward volunteering abroad.

    To most effectively support you and the local projects we work with, Dream Africa Care Foundation is part of the community, working in partnership with grassroots organizations. With so many hundreds of people relying on us worldwide, we are excellence in everything we do. It's what every volunteer and each local community we work with deserves.

    What makes Dream Africa Care Foundation so unique?

    • Program Quality
    • Dedication to Safety
    • Volunteer Impact
    • Pre-Departure Support
    • In-country Support
    • Our Approach

    Our Volunteers

    Dream Africa Care Foundation wants you to be more than a tourist; we want you to interact with the local culture and community you are visiting. 
    Whether you are a student trying to gain academic credit and working experience, or a professional looking for that meaningful vacation or corporate team building retreat, or a retiree that wants to revive your life in another exotic destination. We offer volunteer, intern & travel programs that will fit anyone's schedule, interests and passions.

    73 beoordelingen · rating4.3

    Sofia SELZMAN rating4

    2024 at Medical Health Care

    Definitely glad I did this! There are a lot of great things to say but here are some things to be aware of when forming expectations- -it's best to do the medical project if you are already trained (maybe pre-med). You get dropped off in a department of your choosing but then are completely on your ...
    Nicoline Zaal rating3

    2024 at Medical Health Care

    The hospital was great, nice people and they appreciated the help from volunteers. The volunteer house needs a lot of attention in very different ways. The pick up from the airport is done by a driver, he asked for money from a lot of volunteers, but your pick up is included in the price. When ...
    Angel Sanguino rating4.8

    2023 at Medical Health Care

    Those who look for luxury better abstain themselves. This is an opportunity for those who are really open-minded and willing to live a unique experience. ****IF YOU WANT THE DETAILS OF THIS EXPERIENCE, PLEASE READ IN DETAIL BELOW**** These are the things you must know: -DO NOT come with ...
    Eva Drechsel rating3.8

    2023 at Medical Health Care

    Hi, I am Eva, a Nurse from Germany, and I spent 3 weeks in September 2023 participating in the Medical Project through the Africa Care Foundation in Accra, Ghana. I embarked on this journey with few expectations, despite having read travel reports and a travel guide, which provided only limited ...
    Belinda Graf rating3.2

    2023 at Medical Health Care

    I was there for only 10 days. Most volunteers stay more longer. The experience and work at the hospital was pretty imbressive and I‘ve learned a lot about life in general. The kids at the shelter were so lovely. ..
    Anne-Fleur rating4.8

    2017 at Medical Health Care

    Although it may sound like a cliche, volunteering with Dream Africa Care Foundation was really a life changing experience. The projects are diverse and have a strong impact on society. What I also really liked is that you are given the freedom to set up your own project should you want to. For ...

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