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Healthcare
Improvement Program
Hope and Home promotes sustainable solutions to world poverty and
disparity through global partnerships in development, education, health,
and service.
Each
year, many Nepalese die or suffer unnecessarily due to lack of
health education and access to adequate health care resources.
The sick in the mountain regions or villages sometimes die long
before a physician can even diagnose. Because of the poor
transportation, patients often have to be hand-carried in bamboo
baskets to the nearest health center, often many miles from
their village.
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If we do not change our direction we are likely
to end up where we are headed for.
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Chinese Proverb |
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Individuals
with special knowledge in the following areas are always needed.
- Primary Care and General
Medicine
- General Dentistry/ Oral
Surgery
- Pediatrics
- Gynecology and Women's Health
- Health Education
HOPE & HOME: Volunteer Program is
working to address these issues by sponsoring village level
community health initiatives, to do this we need volunteers who
can train Nepalese health workers as well as provide direct
health care services.
Our Medicine projects are an invaluable
preparation for a career in medicine. You will experience the
stark contrast between Western medical practice and the
realities of medicine in developing countries. Sadly, you will
also see medical conditions that have remained untreated and
have developed to an advanced pathological stage uncommon in
developed countries
The key requirements in a medical volunteer
are initiative, enthusiasm, and readiness to work in unfamiliar
circumstances - a surgery with minimal equipment, an
understaffed hospital, a clinic for leprosy or tuberculosis
patients. This program has the potential to give you plenty of
hands-on experience and exposure to the medical field.
| Program Details |
| Locations |
Kathmandu or Chitwan |
| Minimum Length |
2 Weeks |
| Maximum Length |
6 Weeks |
| Program Dates |
Available year-round.
Start & End Dates flexible. |
| Requirements |
Participants must be
studying or practicing in the healthcare field, such as doctors,
nurses, EMT's, medical students, and nursing students. |
| Schedule |
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm |
| Accommodations |
Host Family/Hostel |
| Meals |
Host Family/Hostel |
Requirements:
As per the Immigration law of Nepal Government, foreign volunteers can
work in Nepal in a non-tourist visa ( There is not any special volunteer
visa system ). The non tourist visa can be obtain for a period of one
year at one time. The duration of any volunteer should be for a period
of minimum six months. It is long procedure which may take more than 3
months in Kathmandu.
The Nepal government does not require the doctors to have malpractice
insurance before volunteering. The volunteer visa will not be provided
for a short period (less than 6 months). But a person can work as a
volunteer in a tourist visa after having an agreement (can be verbal)
with the concerning placement or NGO and with a permission of local
administration.
For the some Hospital, a medical doctor, EMT can
register in Nepal Medical council. A dentist can also register in Nepal
Medical council since there is no dental council in Nepal. They have to
send the all testimonials copy along with Photo (passport size) and good
standing letter to the Hospital and subsequently the Hospital will make
a recommendation to the Medical Council for your registration as a
volunteer. The registration charge will be 6000 NRS approximately 80 us
$.
If you have any questions, please
contact us, we would love
to hear from you. |
