PLACEMENT LOCATION: Cochabamba ROLE: To work alongside skilled local staff in various departments of a hospital or public health clinic TYPES OF PLACEMENTS: Public health clinics and hospitals MAIN DEPARTMENTS: Pediatrics, Gynecology, Admissions, and Pharmacy work
Depending on your preferences, your training or your academic curriculum, we offer various options of missions in the medical and paramedical field. You can intervene in one of the two public hospitals with which we partner or in one of the various "Centros de salud" partners in Humanitarian Missions.
The "Centros de Salud" that host our missionaries providing free medical care to the population of the city of Cochabamba. With material and human resources very limited, these dispensaries are involved especially for routine as well as accidents and minor emergency visits. Your helping hand will be so appreciated.
On this medicine in Bolivia project, you can also be placed in a public hospital in the city centre which, although receiving little funding, has a Department for great burn in the country. Some patients come from laws to treat. The missionaries already with experience will be able to enter in the surgery room to observe and possibly assist the surgeon. The second Hospital where you can be placed is a hospital run by an NGO. The missionaries learn more on everyday medical procedures, observing professionals who work there. Be curious and don't hesitate to show your interest. The staff of the two structures will be there to answer any questions you may have.
Missions in medicine in BoliviaAll the missionaries in medicine can follow workshops set up by the local team and carried out by a qualified nurse to discover more the Bolivian medical system and the common medical problems in Bolivia.
Vaccination campaigns (free in Bolivia for children under 5 years) are also regularly organized, causing displacements and visits at home with local disadvantaged communities. The help of the missionaries is precious on these visits, involving a social component strong.
In Bolivia, missions are also possible in the following areas:
-Dental care "centros de salud".
-Nursing "centros de salud" or hospitals to assist local nurses.
-Physiotherapy, including two projects in equestrian and canine therapy, available from 16 years. Missionaries love of horses or dogs, and convinced of their therapeutic value on children will find project that matches them.
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