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Volunteer in a Community Health Clinic
Location: Philippines
Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad)
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Brgy. 64, Lot 63, Cluster II Bliss, Sagkahan Tacloban City, Leyte 6500 Philippines
Call Us
Phone: (6353) 325-2462
Fax: (6353) 325-2462
Description
By volunteering at a health clinic, you can help augment support to understaffed and underfunded health clinics in rural towns outside Tacloban City. This volunteer project is great for volunteers looking to experience the healthcare industry in the Philippines or looking to implement their professional medical skills in a rewarding environment.
Rural Health Unit (RHU) clinics serve as the only source of free healthcare for impoverished communities in rural towns around Tacloban City.
It is at these clinics where one doctor and a handful of nurses have the sole responsibility of looking after a community of thousands of people whilst at the same time having only a limited number of resources at their disposal.
The clinics will benefit greatly from the services of volunteer medical professionals and qualified students. Volunteers who are being recruited include doctors, nurses, medical assistants, pre-med students, and students in health and medical programs.
The duties of the volunteers will vary, depending on the qualifications of the individuals. In the past, volunteers have assisted in taking patient vitals, obtaining medical history, administering inoculations, assisting with minor surgery, helping with delivery, and conducting medical screens and exams. The services are generally provided at the clinic, although periodically outreach health services are provided to outlying areas.
Initiative is a major trait that volunteers need to posses in order to participate well in this project. Aside from the day-to-day activities in the clinics, volunteers can also provide support to various other VFV Health related projects, such as collecting statistical support for its Nutrition Project or helping provide public health awareness seminars to various community groups.
Highlights
Additional optional activities:-
- Conduct After-School Tutorials with Children on the Volunteer for the Visayans Child Sponsorship Program between 5pm and 7pm.
- Participate with a wide variety of local community based projects such as adolescent youth groups and local mothers groups outside of your regular working hours.
- Assist VFV with outreach projects such as building houses through their build-a-home project, assist with emergency relief and school supply distribution projects on weekends and after regular program hours.
Discover the Community
All volunteers are accommodated within a small close knit Filipino community. All home stays are within 1 minute from each and within 1 minute from VFV's office and community centre - this offers great cultural immersion as well as a great way for volunteers to socialise outside of project hours.
Qualifications
- Volunteers must be independent and open-minded.
- Volunteers must be willing to experience a different culture
- Volunteers must be a medical student or have experience working as a doctor or nurse in the health industry
Minimum Education
High School
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
$799 for 2 weeks. $80 for each additional week.
Cost Include Description:
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- health
- health care
- health education
- medicine
- nursing
- dental volunteering
Typical Volunteer
Volunteers work closely with local rural health clinics. Volunteers assist doctors, nurses and midwives by performing a number of activities, which include but are not limited to: helping to admit patients, assisting with patient consultations, dressing wounds, assisting vaccination drives, assisting prenatal consultations, assisting dental consultations and visiting local communities on public health drives.Age Range
18+This Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Home-stays
Participants Travel to Philippines
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Resume
- Written Application
Post Services Include
- Alumni Network
Year Founded
2004
