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Countries/States Served:
Cameroon, Cameroon, Cameroon
People Utilized or Employed:
Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, General Preventive Medicine, Endodontics, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Surgery-General, Social Work
Types of Students Allowed:
Medical Students, Nursing Students, Optometry Students |
Program Length:
Long Term (Greater than 1 month)
Language Skills:
English, English, English
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Current Volunteer Opportunities (Unpaid Positions)
General Preventive Medicines needed for
1 to 3 months
Opportunity Description:
Medical Consultant in a hospital environment in rural Cameron.
Should be have some basic knowledge or experience on tropical medicines. This health Centre serves a poor indigenous population with few other options for health care.
Volunteers need as soon as are available.
Shall be provided with the basic housing and home security services.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
2
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obstetrics and gynecology needed for
1 to 3 months
Opportunity Description:
Give hope to many rural and semi urban women who have never had the opportunity nor the finances of consulting a specialist for the numerous gynecological problems they live with.
Volunteers need as soon as are available
duration one month to six months.
Shall be provided with the basic housing and home security services.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
1
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Pediatricians needed for
1 to 3 months
Opportunity Description:
Pediatrics, to work in communities which do not have such specialists and as such. Should therefore expect a large number of children par day.
Needed as soon as are available
Shall be provided with the basic housing and home security services.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
2
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General practicing nurses needed for
6 to 12 months
Opportunity Description:
carry out nursing activities in the health centres and together with the local nurses and also participate in outreach activities in the rural communities.
needed as soon as are available
Shall be provided with the basic housing and home security services.
Total Number of Volunteers Needed:
8
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Mission Statement: (See Web Site For Updated Information)
LIVELIHOOD is an not-for-profit, non-governmental development Organisation, created and has been working in Cameroon since 1996. The Organisations head office is located at Cow Street - Nkwen, in Bamenda, Cameroon. We need volunteers through out the year
Our mission is to collaborate with national and international states, organisations, institutions, communities, and individuals in the process of poverty alleviation, through the provision of health facilities and services, development of sustainable agricultural income-generating activities, education and training, environmental development programmes, which will lead to a sustainable and stable improvement on the living standard of individuals and communities (rural and urban).
In Health we currently operate two Health Centres - one in Atuaziri quarters in Bamenda and the other at Nsei - Bamessing a typical rural village setup. Our Health outreach activities in the Communities include, HIV/AIDS sensitisation/Voluntary counseling and Testing, Immunisation, hygiene and sanitation, Reproductive health activities to young people especially girls aged from 10 to 18 years, as well as family planning activities for women and couples in our health Centres, fight against malaria. The Health Centres also carryout diverse medical consultation and treatment for people of all ages, including deliveries and other maternity services. Our health Centres are not quite equiped and barely have some basic diagnostic and consultation equipment.
We will like to received volunteers who may have some experience in of different health backgrounds ranging from clinical health practices (Medical Doctors, Nurses, Diagnostic laboratory technicians etc) outreach health workers, volunteers for the mobilisation of funds for health projects (fundraising), and others. We equally seek affiliation to medical training institutions and faculties.
Interested volunteers may contact us for mare information and affiliation requirements. ( livelihood_ngo@yahoo.com or tel: 2377650256)
Contact Person:
Monju Athanasius T. Muwan
Executive Director
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