Many people around the world still struggle to get access to basic healthcare. This could be due to a lack of funds, a lack of transport getting to and from healthcare centres, or a simple lack of facilities available to them.
As a volunteer or intern, you can do the following:
- Shadow doctors and nurses in hospitals and clinics
- Learn essential medical skills, like blood sugar and blood pressure measuring
- Provide free basic healthcare services during community outreaches
You can choose the specialism of your healthcare volunteer programme depending on your field of interest. You can choose from:
- General Medicine
- Nursing
- Midwifery
- Physiotherapy
- Public Health
- Nutrition
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Dentistry
- Pharmacy
With the help of our volunteers, we provided free health screenings to over 24,250 community members at medical outreaches last year. Of these, more than 800 received malaria tests and over 1,800 received an HIV test.
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![An intern works with a young patient on Projects Abroad's Medical internship for teenagers in Peru A high school student takes a child's blood sugar measure on our medical internship in Peru](https://rs.projects-abroad.ie/v1/hero/product-5b586e392c4ac.[414].jpeg)
Medical Internship in Peru for Teenagers
See this project- Price: $3,175 USD for 2 weeks
- Extra Weeks: $600 USD
- Start Date: Summer/Winter Break
- Minimum Duration: 2 weeks
- Ages: 15-18
![Teenagers learn from a local doctor on Projects Abroad's medical internship in Tanzania A doctor explains how to take healthcare measures on our medical internship for high school students in Tanzania](https://rs.projects-abroad.ie/v1/hero/product-5b5864ca81d46.[414].jpeg)
Medical Internship for High School Students in Tanzania
See this project- Price: $3,175 USD for 2 weeks
- Extra Weeks: $600 USD
- Start Date: Summer/Winter Break
- Minimum Duration: 2 weeks
- Ages: 15-18
![On the Public Health internship for teenagers in Mexico, a Projects Abroad staff member leads a training session. Students take part in a training activity at their Public Health placement for teenagers in Mexico.](https://rs.projects-abroad.ie/v1/hero/product-5b583a12c0fd6.[414].jpeg)
Public Health Internship for Teenagers in Mexico
See this project- Price: $3,275 USD for 2 weeks
- Extra Weeks: $650 USD
- Start Date: Summer/Winter Break
- Minimum Duration: 2 weeks
- Ages: 15-18
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