Medical Nursing and Public Health Internship in Africa

Medical & Public Health Intern — Hospital & Community | Tanzania (On-site, Erasmus+)

Recognized in 2026 by the Tanzanian Government Prime Minister's Office for Humanitarian Work and winner of the Community Development, International Volunteering & Sustainable Impact Excellence Award 2026.

Type: Clinical placement / elective

Location: Dar es Salaam and the Madale village area, Tanzania

Duration: Flexible, year-round · 8 hrs/day, Monday–Friday

Ideal for: medicine, nursing, public health, midwifery, health sciences

Skills: hospital rotations, community health, HIV counseling, nutrition, health education

About the role

Join an award-winning program and rotate across hospital departments and village clinics in one placement. Choose from two tracks — a clinical hospital placement or public health & community education.

What you'll do

• Complete hospital rotations: medicine, pediatrics, O&G, emergency, radiology, lab, psychiatry, orthopedics, ENT, pharmacy, HIV CTC, and nursing
• Deliver nutrition education and food-security work
• Support sports, exercise and wellbeing, and art therapy
• Contribute to environmental health: water and sanitation
• Support HIV/AIDS counseling, testing and advocacy

What you'll gain

• Multi-department rotation experience
• Community public-health fieldwork
• Clinical adaptability across settings
• A documented placement and Erasmus+ eligibility, with learning-agreement support
• A certificate and reference letter on completion

How to apply

Start dates are flexible, so you choose when to begin. Questions? Email kari@volunteerafrica.fi or WhatsApp +255 767 777 773. Testimonials: volunteerafrica.fi/art-in-tanzania-testimonials

https://volunteerafrica.fi/benefits-and-perks/