Health and Medicine

We require nurses(any field), Pediatrician and physician in our rural local clinics. The medical volunteers will be working in different Mombasa Kisumu and Nakuru and support will be given to them.

Non student /student will go round in different departments at the hospital – clinical medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, pediatrics, emergency medicine and critical care, general surgery, E.N.T, ophthalmology and radiology.

This will helps you to understand real life exposure and integrating theoretical knowledge. You will follow the supervising doctors and or consultants to enable you draw and understanding of diverse aspects relating to cared of patients such as relevant history taking in various body systems, physical examination, relevant laboratory investigations and their interpretation, arriving at pertinent diagnosis and appropriate treatment measures.

You will see several procedures in the clinical medicine and pediatric rotations, including administrations of various injections, lumbar punctures, insertion of intravenous cannulae, nasogastric intubation etc. You may observe in various general surgeries. Within gynecology department, you will be allowed to view various procedures, which may include normal deliveries, caesarean sections, e.t.c.

Work is 8 hours a day, weekends are free. Accommodation and meals is at a selected host family, transport from Nairobi to the location is by public transport, Airport pick up is provided

Orientation will be done at Pamoja Office to explain to the volunteer to inform about Kenya, work, location, what is expected of you or what you expect from the hospital and all payments including commitment and program fee will be paid in the office during orientation

Minimum duration 1 month and maximum 6 months