Volunteer: Medical, Nursing + Dentistry Electives in Peru

Duration: Minimum 2 weeks, maximum 6 months

Start Dates: Project is on-going, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability

Cost: from $1180 USD for the first 2 weeks + from $423 for each week thereafter

Fee Includes: all food, accommodation, pre-departure + in-country support, orientation and all project related activities

Does not Include: flights, airport pickup, travel insurance, personal spending, visas and vaccinations

Please note: This opportunity is designed to give you the contacts and experience to help further your career. You are not replacing any member of staff, but helping alongside them, whilst learning new skills.

Benefits

• Gain personal hands-on experience working with a growing Peruvian NGO.
• Work in a local hospital alongside doctors and nurses, on their daily rounds
• Live and work in a north Peru surfing hot-spot.
• Ideal for those studying Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry
• Flexible placement, tailored according to your interests and abilities.

This project is with a surfing-inspired sustainable development non-profit (NGO) driving the development of poor Peruvian coastal communities through a path of sustainability. We develop environmental, educational, infrastructure and socio-economic projects working hand in hand with local communities and international interns.

The precarious socioeconomic and environmental conditions of Lobitos and Talara (the closest city to Lobitos) mean that the local population is exposed to a range of health problems. These include but are not limited to: respiratory problems, infections, viruses, birth control and sanitation issues. In addition to this, the medical post in Lobitos is not functioning to capacity and the hospital in Talara is understaffed, which leads to demands for medical help and attention not being met. Additionally, there is a severe lack of public health awareness, therefore perpetuating health issues within families.

The Benefits Of Taking Part In This Programme Include

In order to mitigate these impacts, we have established a cooperative Medical +amp; Dentistry volunteering programme alongside the Lobitos medical post and the Talara hospital in order to combat these issues.

• Enhance your CV and gain professional hands-on experience in a rural medical post and a semi-rural hospital in a developing country, having a real positive impact on the community.
• There is a bursary available to contribute towards the financial contribution required by the applicant and to cover medical equipment which will be bought for the community.
• Work alongside experienced +amp; passionate people from a range of disciplines +amp; backgrounds.
• Live and work in a surfing paradise in northern Peru, the land of endless summer.

Daily Life

As part of this volunteering position, medical, dentistry students and/or professional doctors will support the understaffed hospital in Talara and the Medical post in Lobitos in the following specialities: Respiratory, Pediatrics, Infections, Gynecology, General Practice and Dermatology. With the guidance of the team, volunteers will also design and implement public health educational initiatives in Lobitos for the local population in relation to the identified challenges in order to raise awareness.

Medical Elective interns will be supported by the staff, and local health practitioners who will be there to supervise when required. Volunteers will need to spend at least one month with us, time in which they will spend half of their placement in Talara helping at the hospital and the second half, carrying out the public health educational initiatives in Lobitos and helping at the Lobitos medical post.

Please note: all information above is subject to change. Please check the most up to date information on the Global Nomadic website when applying.