Medical volunteers in this area are given responsibilities depending on their medical qualifications. Volunteers conduct training programs for schools and youth in the communities, design behavior change education and information materials to be used in the schools and the communities. They are also involved in counseling HIV positive people and providing home based for them with a help of a care giver. They are also help in administrative work of the organization they are working with. Qualified doctors and nurses can carry full day to day treatment of various diseases. Medical students work under the supervision of qualified medical personnel. Volunteers who do not have medical training help in packing of drugs, painting, and office duties etc. Qualified medical volunteers work in the areas of maternal health, mental health, surgery, laboratories, counseling and testing. Volunteers work in local hospital and clinics. Both student nurses and doctors are welcome. They have to send a letter from their institution to state that they are students in the school or working in the institution.
Volunteer’s life on the field
| Volunteering in Ghana is a great experience as the people are one of the friendliest in Africa. Once you get over the initial culture shock of coming and working in Ghana, you will realize that helping the orphans will give you immense satisfaction and you will view life with a different perspective. A typical volunteer helping in medical or HIV clinic will help doctors and nurses on a daily basis treating patients and making them aware of social health problems. Volunteers also work in care homes caring for the daily needs of local patients. |
Quick Project Facts |
| Duration |
2 weeks to 24 weeks |
| Location |
Volta, Cape Coast & Eastern Region |
| Start Dates |
All year round, you can choose your own dates |
| Working hours |
5-6 hours a day |
| Food |
3 meals a day |
| Accommodation |
Host family or residential within project |
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Educational Requirement
There is no educational requirement for HIV programs; anyone with a heart to help is welcome on this project! However a letter from students or doctor is required to join the medical programs.
What we provide
Airport Receive/ Transfer: Our representative will greet you at the airport and will transfer you to your hotel/placement/home stay.
Orientation: A half day orientation will be provided by our staff. We cover areas like, culture, greetings, locations, transportation etc. Each participant will be provided with a local Map of the city.
Lodging: Almost all placements have residential accommodation arrangements, however if that is not available volunteers will be staying with a local welcoming and educated family.
Food:3 local Ghanaian meals will be provided in this project.
Insurance: All participants are covered for full comprehensive travel and medical insurance for their time of stay in our project. Please find details here.
In – Country travel assistance: If participants like to travel around, we provide with full support for bookings & arrangements to travel within Ghana.
In-country support: 24 hours support provided by our local staff.
Pre-departure information: After we receive full and final payment all participants are provided by a pre-departure information booklet by e-mail which will have all vital information about your program.
Cost and Start Dates: We have programs running throughout the year for your convenience. Please check start dates by mailing us at
info@volunteeringsolutions.com
| Duration in Weeks | Application Fee * | 2 weeks only | 3 weeks only | 4 weeks only | 5 weeks only | 6 weeks only | 7 weeks only | 8 weeks only** | | Cost (USD$)*** | $200 | $650 |
$725 |
$850 |
$975 |
$1100 |
$1225 |
$1350 |
| Cost (GBP£)*** | £104 |
£320 |
£358 |
£419 |
£481 |
£542 |
£604 |
£666 |
*A non-refundable application fee is charged above this fee for all projects, which includes – advertising, staff salary, communication , administration, application processing and overhead charges) The program fee covers – insurance, food and accommodation, transportation, orientation, in-country support etc.
**Please add $125 / £62 for additional week ***All payments will be processed in INRs (Indian Rupees) with weekly applicable currency rates. Please check for applicable rates on
www.xe.com
As programs have limited availability we advise volunteers to apply are far in advance as possible to reserve a confirm placements for them.
What we do not provide
Return airfare to Ghana
Personal expenses
Visa charges
Local city transportation (except placement drop)
Anything else that is not listed above
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