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Organization:
Location: Short-term Missions / Volunteer Internship
Address:
16298
NAKURU, 16298 -Nakuru
Kenya

Great For: Great for Seniors
Service Area(s): Health and Medicine, Social Services, Cleaning / Facilities, Children and Youth Ministry
Commitment is per:
Day

Description

Youth Organization co-operates and partners with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Family Health Options Kenya to provide placements within local hospitals, clinics, dispensaries and health care centers. For example, you may volunteer with Nakuru Provincial General Hospital or Nakuru Municipal Health Centre.

As the volunteer works with local health care practitioners, they will learn about Kenyan health care issues including medical care treatments that are specific to the Kenyan population. Your duties will be:

1. Work with health professionals and community health care workers to fight diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDS, and cancer;
2. Basic patient care;
3. Training and mentoring local health care workers on medical issues; and
4. Educating patients on healthy lifestyles and life practices
5. Nursing Care

Requirements:
Youth Organization co-operates and partners with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Family Health Options Kenya to provide placements within local hospitals, clinics, dispensaries and health care centers. For example, you may volunteer with Nakuru Provincial General Hospital or Nakuru Municipal Health Centre.

As the volunteer works with local health care practitioners, they will learn about Kenyan health care issues including medical care treatments that are specific to the Kenyan population. Your duties will be:

1. Work with health professionals and community health care workers to fight diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDS, and cancer;
2. Basic patient care;
3. Training and mentoring local health care workers on medical issues; and
4. Educating patients on healthy lifestyles and life practices
5. Nursing Care

Requirements

Youth Organization co-operates and partners with the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Family Health Options Kenya to provide placements within local hospitals, clinics, dispensaries and health care centers. For example, you may volunteer with Nakuru Provincial General Hospital or Nakuru Municipal Health Centre.

As the volunteer works with local health care practitioners, they will learn about Kenyan health care issues including medical care treatments that are specific to the Kenyan population. Your duties will be:

1. Work with health professionals and community health care workers to fight diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDS, and cancer;
2. Basic patient care;
3. Training and mentoring local health care workers on medical issues; and
4. Educating patients on healthy lifestyles and life practices
5. Nursing Care

Do you require that volunteers for this position be Christian?

No

Organizational Statement of Faith:

No

Language


English


Short Term Mission Trip Details


Additional Details:


You can inquire for volunteer pre-departure booklet that explain more details about volunteering project at volunteerskenya2011@gmail.com

Region


Eastern Africa, Africa

Cost (per person)


950

This cost includes:


The cost of volunteering goes directly to the programme you will be volunteering and your stay here in Kenya i.e.
1. Your host family to cover food (generally, breakfast and dinner each day), accommodation* and transport;
2. Covers airport pick up, accommodation* in Nairobi (if necessary), orientation and transport to your home stay.

Application Deadline (MM/DD/YYYY)


01/03/2012