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Andean communities that hardly see a doctor, clinics in impoverished areas of Oaxaca, public health campaigns in Belize, HIV and Aids in Thailand, and health services promotion in India, ProWorld’s health projects help communities throughout the year. Below are some of your project options.
Join ProWorld Health projects through Semester Abroad, Intern Abroad, & Group Programs
Join ProWorld Health projects through Semester Abroad, Intern Abroad, & Group Programs
Peru
Clinical Assistance Health Project
Work with public and private health institutions to improve the health of community members in the Sacred Valley and Cusco. Volunteers may opt to work with local hospitals and/or small local clinics.
Volunteers working with local hospitals will serve the poor residents of communities by providing preventive health care and education, and offering free and low cost health services. Local doctors and nurses will assist volunteers in learning about the practice of medicine in resource-poor settings, as well as provide an invaluable perspective regarding the unique health care needs and concerns of the surrounding communities.
Volunteers working with local hospitals will serve the poor residents of communities by providing preventive health care and education, and offering free and low cost health services. Local doctors and nurses will assist volunteers in learning about the practice of medicine in resource-poor settings, as well as provide an invaluable perspective regarding the unique health care needs and concerns of the surrounding communities.
Public Health Education Project
Help community members of the Sacred Valley and Cusco improve their health and increase their knowledge of how to care for themselves. ProPeru staff and volunteers will work with the Department of Cusco to provide community members with access to qualified health care, preventative health care education, and training.
Volunteers may also opt to work with the Casa Materna (birthing center) where they may educate expectant and new mothers regarding prenatal and infant health. Ultimately, it is the intention of ProPeru to establish health care initiatives which will enable community members to gain the knowledge and skills needed to promote the health of themselves, their families, and their community.
Volunteers may also opt to work with the Casa Materna (birthing center) where they may educate expectant and new mothers regarding prenatal and infant health. Ultimately, it is the intention of ProPeru to establish health care initiatives which will enable community members to gain the knowledge and skills needed to promote the health of themselves, their families, and their community.
Public Health Investigation Project
Assist with ongoing research projects that seek to further understand the specific health care needs of communities within the Sacred Valley and Cusco. ProPeru staff and volunteers will work with health care professionals, local organizations, and community leaders in an effort to conduct scientifically sound and relevant research.
Research projects seek to determine the prevalence of specific diseases, to elucidate risk factors for such cases, and to pinpoint possible areas for appropriate and effective intervention. Results from such research will be used to formulate and guide health education initiatives, as well as be prepared for publication in public health journals.
Research projects seek to determine the prevalence of specific diseases, to elucidate risk factors for such cases, and to pinpoint possible areas for appropriate and effective intervention. Results from such research will be used to formulate and guide health education initiatives, as well as be prepared for publication in public health journals.
Belize
Octavia Waight Help care for those who cannot care for themselves. At Octavia Waight Center, you have the opportunity to participate in nursing, physiotherapy, geriatric care, and general health care.
You will focus on establishing emotional relationships with patients who would otherwise have few or no visitors. Volunteers also have the opportunity to design and implement various programs to meet other needs of patients.
BFLA (Belize Family Life Association)
In addition to this, Nurse Dolly Witts works with the public health sector of the San Ignacio hospital. She participates in counseling and education along with the other nurses at the hospital.
Public Health Campaigns
Develop and Assist with ongoing research projects that seek to further understand the specific health care needs of communities within the Cayo District of Belize. You will work with ProBelize staff and health care professionals, local organizations, and community leaders in an effort to conduct scientifically sound and relevant research.
Research projects seek to determine the prevalence of specific diseases, to elucidate risk factors for such cases, and to pinpoint possible areas for appropriate and effective intervention. Results from such research will be used to formulate and guide health education initiatives, as well as be prepared for publication in public health journals.
CARE Belize
CARE Belize was founded due to a need to give therapy to children with disabilities under the age of 18. Disabled children do not usually receive the physical therapy and social attention needed to help them rise above their disabilities. These children have a need to be taken out of their homes and be allowed to grow and participate in the community at large.
You will help in taking the children outside for activities, providing physical therapy and exercise, and activities such as singing, drawing, playing, etc. This project will be coupled with another project because CARE does not operate every day.
La Loma Luz Hospital
Gain clinical experience at one of the local hospitals in Santa Elena. La Loma Luz Adventist Hospital is a charitable, non-profit healthcare facility with a mission to provide quality health care to even the poorest of Belize’s citizens. A volunteer’s previous medical experience will dictate their specific responsibilities.
San Ignacio or Belmopan Public Hospitals
Gain clinical experience working at a public hospital in San Ignacio or in the capital city of Belmopan. These government run facilities provide free healthcare to all Belizean citizens. A volunteer’s previous medical experience will dictate their specific responsibilities.
Malaria Prevention & Health Education
Help conduct malaria research in areas once affected by malaria. Collect water samples and study mosquito breeding grounds to better understand the spread of malaria in villages. Interview villagers to see the impact malaria has had. Help dispense prevention information and educate villagers on how to clear their houses of mosquito breeding grounds.
Mexico
Clinica del Pueblo
Contribute to the Clinica del Pueblo’s efforts to provide health care to the poorest community members of Oaxaca. The clinic provides basic health services and several outpatient surgeries. Volunteers will contribute to the clinic’s efforts in a variety of ways, including taking vitals, treating injuries, shadowing nurses and doctors, sitting in on surgeries and cleaning and preparing instruments. Volunteers may also perform other duties as needed such as document translation and categorization of donated medications.
Secretaria de Salubridad y Asistencia (SSA Clínicas)
Participants will work in the smaller clinics alongside nurses and doctors.
Casa Hogar para Ancianos
The Casa Hogar’s objectives are to offer quality physical, mental and social services to the elderly that have been either abandoned or do not have the resources to support themselves. The home guarantees security to its inhabitants while working to secure for them the highest level of autonomy and auto sufficiency and the opportunity to a healthy environment where they can live with dignity.
They like volunteers who are good with people and willing to interact with the community.
CORAL (Centro Oaxaqueño de Rehabilitación de Audición y Lenguaje)
CORAL offers hearing-impaired children and adults the gift of a brighter future by providing a full range of low-cost hearing rehabilitative services and programs for those Oaxaqueños that generally cannot afford them.
Volunteers will work with the director and teachers at CORAL to facilitate education, help with fundraising, and work with the children.
India
ProIndia health projects focus on extending health services to populations that cannot afford or don’t have access to health care. There is a widespread lack of information about disease and illness and a significant HIV/AIDS problem.
Participants will collaborate with partner NGOs in one of the following: rural clinics, hospitals within Mysore, or Public Health Education and Outreach. They will also have a chance to learn about homeopathic and traditional medicines.
Thailand
Northern Thailand is faced with a number of health issues, but HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention is the most pressing. In order to slow the spread of disease, networks of international/national NGOs work together to educate Thailand’s youth and rural communities on prevention, educational outreach initiatives, and strategies for distributing proper care.
Participants will join with partner organizations and contribute to their missions focused towards educating youth and society, extending care to families and communities, assisting with prevention strategies, and elimination of stigmas associated with HIV/AIDS.
Internships will also require individuals to use their creative skills in the field while preparing/distributing proper medications, extending moral support to the sick, spearheading fundraising efforts to support NGOs financial constraints, and providing administrative support to ensure efficient operations.
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