Requirements for HealthCare Volunteer Projects

• We do not charge anything for the volunteering experiences we provide. The only costs involved are your living costs and travel costs to the destination you choose.
• We do however ask that you consider some form of donation to our International Programme fund.
• This is a fund which aims to send medical and dental equipment packages out to the places that really need them.
• We promise to you that all of your donation will go towards the running of our projects and to needs such as shipping costs for free equipment we acquire from local hospitals or the actual purchase of new equipment.
• As opposed to actual monetary donations we are also looking for donations of used and out of date medical and dental equipment that can be used in this project. This can be in many forms, for example you can take it with you to a project, or you can arrange for it to be delivered to one of our offices for future distribution.

General guidelines
The application process has a rolling deadline, HealthCare Volunteer accepts the first qualified applicants for each programme. We are flexible and can place volunteers at very short notice, but do ask if possible that you apply 6 weeks in advance so that we can advise you of specific project details/requirements and local arrangements can be made for your arrival.

We attempt to give you a choice of accommodation for each project. Some projects in more rural areas will need prior arrangement of accommodation, as this is often in hospital dormitories or the local mission.

Volunteers typically work a standard working week (around 40 hours) with weekends off to enjoy cultural events in the community. Individual projects do however vary, and some volunteers work weekend and less hours during the week in order for there to be adequate medical/dental cover in a hospital.

English is generally sufficient, but individual project requirements vary.
For example in Ecuador all volunteers must be able to speak Spanish as very few patients/local health staff members can speak English. In Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, basic Swahili is recommended but not required – volunteers are advised to take a small phrase book with them. In Brazil, Portuguese fluency is helpful but not required. Keep in mind that in rural villages there is limited access to education and health care so many members of the population may only speak the local/tribal languages.

Medical/Dental/Nursing/Pharmacy/Other health professional students who have entered their clinical years of training may be able to provide clinical volunteer services in select locations.

In most cases, untrained volunteers will be allowed to help with logistics, supplies support, ancillary clinical support and community/village education programs.

Teams are encouraged to apply.

We are usually able to place you in the location of your choice during the specific dates you desire.


Further information for medical / dental / nursing / pharmacy students and professionals
Our programs are designed so that long-term physician, dentist, nurse and pharmacist volunteers at the project locations will in certain cases agree to have students within their profession rotate through their clinic under their supervision for 1-4 week periods.

If you are a trained physician or dentist, you will be responsible for the cost to get temporary licensure in the location you wish to volunteer as many countries charge temporary licensure fees/visa fees. This however, is often waivered by the Government if you are going for a short period of time.

Furthermore, you will be responsible for airfare, and unless otherwise indicated, your housing, food, transportation, etc.

Dental students can fulfill their 1-year elective in certain cases. Medical students can complete Medical Electives under certain project programmes. For more information:

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Dr Rathnasiri A Hewage	Title Medical Administration Vounteer Attachment Organization Affiliation Ministry of healthcare and Nutrition, Sri Lanka, January 1, 2009 to Decemeber 31, 2009		Location: Ministry of Health Sri Lanka, Deans Road Colombo 10, Sri Lanka 6543 Join Team | Details
Nichole McKinsey	Title medical/dental in tanzania June 29, 2009 to July 30, 2009		Location: sumbawanga, Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title Haitian Relief Organization Affiliation J/P Haitian Relief Organization September 4, 2010 to September 15, 2010		Location: Petion Ville IDP Camp Port-Au-Prince, Haiti Join Team | Details
Joyce Chapman	Title China Organization Affiliation jackson healthcare August 1, 2009 to August 15, 2009		Location: China Join Team | Details
Arif Qadir	Title clean Lahore Organization Affiliation WASA		Location: Pakistan Join Team | Details
Arshia Sadaf	Title a		Location: Join Team | Details
Nabeel Hassan	Title Flood Victims Pakistan November 5, 2010 to Decemeber 25, 2010		Location: MuzaffarGarh, Pakistan 54000 Join Team | Details
Charles Page	Title Heal the World Organization Affiliation http://www.psproof.com/ March 1, 2010 to Decemeber 31, 2010		Location: 204 N. El Camino Real #721 Encinitas, CA United States 92024 Join Team | Details
stephanie ajin	Title working at the anphani orphanage home August to September		Location: tamale, ZZ Ghana +233 Join Team | Details
	Title Orlando Asthma Walk Flyer Posting Organization Affiliation American Lung Association March 27, 2009 to April 20, 2009		Location: 1333 W Colonial Drive Orlando, FL United States 32804 Join Team | Details
	Title Cars for the Cure Car Show Organization Affiliation American Lung Association of Central Florida February 6, 2010 to February 6, 2010		Location: Lake Mary, FL United States Join Team | Details
Zoe Muir	Title Dental Volunteer - Tanzania Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer June 1, 2008 to June 16, 2008		Location: Rukwa Regional Hospital Sumbawanga, Tanzania Join Team | Details
Jordana Grodek	Title Medical Volunteer in Nepal Organization Affiliation Institute for Field Research March 15, 2009 to April 19,		Location: Bharatpur Hospital Chitwan, Nepal Join Team | Details
	Title Medical Team- Tanzania Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer July 11, 2008 to August 2, 2008		Location: Mpanda District Hospital Mpanda, Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title Mpanda District Hospital June 1, 2009 to June 17, 2009		Location: Mpanda District Hospital Mpanda, ZZ Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title UCSF Medical Team - Tanzania Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer March 26, 2008 to April 26, 2008		Location: Mawenzi Hospital Moshi, Tanzania Join Team | Details
Diana Dean	Title Pre-Medical Student - Ecuador Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer July 24, 2008 to August 15, 2008		Location: Quito, Ecuador Join Team | Details
Amy Hsin-Yi Tseng	Title Volunteer Trip: Tanzania September 29, 2008 to October 4, 2008		Location: Mawenzi Hospital Moshi, Tanzania Join Team | Details
Danielle Schindler	Title ER Medicine - Tanzania Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer April 13, 2008 to May 3, 2008		Location: Rukwa Regional Hospital Sumbawanga, Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title ER Medicine - Ecuador and Galapagos Islands Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer April 8, 2008 to May 3, 2008		Location: Quito and Galapagos, Ecuador Join Team | Details
	Title OB/GYN Volunteer trip September 22, 2008 to October 10,		Location: Join Team | Details
Reza Danesh, MD	Title ER Medicine in Tanzania Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer April 9, 2008 to May 4, 2008		Location: Mawenzi Hospital Moshi, Tanzania Join Team | Details
Carmen Cook	Title Dental-Medical Outreach Mission to Ghana 7-22 December 2008 Organization Affiliation America For Ghana Foundation Decemeber 7, 2008 to Decemeber 22, 2008		Location: City and Rural areas Accra and Nkwanta, Ghana 000000 Join Team | Details
	Title Dental Students in Tanzania July 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008		Location: Sumbawanga, ZZ Tanzania Join Team | Details
Catherine Matthys	Title Tanzania Organization Affiliation Healthcare Volunteers June 18, 2008		Location: Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title Dental Volunteering Trip February 23, 2009 to March 29, 2009		Location: Moshi Morongoro Tanzania Join Team | Details
Shana Green	Title Public Health/ Indigenous Health: Ecuador/ Peru Organization Affiliation none September 15, 2008 to February 15, 2009		Location: Peru Join Team | Details
Susanna Wertman	Title July 14, to August 8,		Location: Sumbawanga, Moshi, Tanzania Join Team | Details
Dapo Oriola	Title Nigeria Dental Mission 2008 Organization Affiliation Grace Project International August 1, 2008 to August 10, 2008		Location: Ilorin Ilorin, Kwara , ZZ Nigeria Join Team | Details
	Title Guatemala dental clinic 12/27/08 Organization Affiliation Dentalcare-volunteers & Spirit Education Foundation Decemeber 27, 2008 to January 7, 2009		Location: 15532 E Tepee Dr Fountain Hills, AZ United States 85268 Join Team | Details
nana bodua	Title Basic Health Care Organization Affiliation Global-Cultural Solution October 4, 2008 to Decemeber 30, 2008		Location: PMB Koforidua, ZZ Ghana 00233 Join Team | Details
Stefania Tamburrino	Title Canadian Dental Student Team Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer June 16, 2008 to June 30, 2008		Location: Quito, Ecuador Join Team | Details
Anees Shoukat	Title test Organization Affiliation test January 1, 2009 to March 6, 2009		Location: test test, AK Algeria 36000 Join Team | Details
Anees Shoukat	Title uyjyujyujhyuj		Location: Join Team | Details
	Title mobile medical unit (MMU) March 1, 2009 to March 1,		Location: 125 om subham towers faridabad(delhi), India 121006 Join Team | Details
Eva KRauß	Title dental and medical volunteer Organization Affiliation Health Care Volunteer August 10, 2009 to September 6, 2009		Location: Tanzania Moshi District Hospital (Mawenzi),, ZZ Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title dental volunteer Organization Affiliation healthcarevolunteer March 31, 2009 to May 31, 2009		Location: Quito, ZZ Ecuador Join Team | Details
LEO ATWINE	Title VOLUNTEERS FOR HEALTH, SOCIAL WORK NEEDED TO WORK IN UGANDA Organization Affiliation KYABUGIMBI COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE ORGANISATION (KCBHC-UGANDA) November 2, 2008 to Decemeber 22, 2010		Location: BUSHENYI UGANDA KAMPALA, Uganda 256 Join Team | Details
Abdullah Almuttawa	Title Tanzania Healthcare Assistance Organization Affiliation Healthcare Volunteer June 15, 2008 to July 21, 2008		Location: Rukwa Regional Hospital Sumbawanga, ZZ Tanzania Join Team | Details
Abdullah Almuttawa	Title Tanzania 2010 June 20, 2010 to July 20, 2010		Location: Sumbawanga, Tanzania Join Team | Details
Tien Le	Title Medical mission in Viet Nam Organization Affiliation Wellness Global Foundation July 14, 2009 to July 28, 2009		Location: Vietnam Join Team | Details
Meliza Manuel	Title Research Study Volunteers Needed Organization Affiliation Clinical Research Site March 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009		Location: Anaheim, CA United States 92801 Join Team | Details
Sabina Jarochowicz	Title Physiotherapists and Allied Health Proffesionals- Tanzania Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer Organization June 10, 2009 to July 2, 2009		Location: Moshi District Hospital (Mawezi) Moshi, Tanzania Join Team | Details
	Title Grassroots Dentistry Abroad April 4, 2009 to April 11, 2009		Location: ZZ Ecuador Join Team | Details
Neil Patel	Title HV Around the World Summer Mission Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer Decemeber 12, 2009 to January 3, 2010		Location: Raipur India Raipur, India Join Team | Details
William Anderson	Title		Location: Join Team | Details
Natalie Nichols	Title El Paso / Juarez Organization Affiliation HealthCare Volunteer May 29, 2009 to May 31, 2009		Location: El Paso (US), Juarez (Mexico), TX Join Team | Details
Josephine Lay	Title Autism services in West Africa		Location: Join Team | Details
Isaac Okumu	Title Medical Camp in Western Kenya July 1, 2009 to July 11, 2009		Location: Buyofu Busia Road . Busia, Kenya 00100 Join Team | Details
	Title FREE MALARIA COMMUNITY--WSTERN KENYA. Organization Affiliation Passion Kenya March 23, 2009 to April 20, 2009		Location: BOX 116-50210 Buyofu. Nairobi, ZZ Kenya 254 Join Team | Details