Community Volunteer Services Tanzania

Medicine Internship in Tanzania

Learn directly from doctors and do health checks during outreaches in this vibrant
African country

Trip Highlights

Global Health Initiative Program(GHIP): is an innovative and interdisciplinary

initiative to improve community well-being while generating cutting edge
knowledge about development. The Sustainable Community Development in
Tanzania study abroad grows out of the GHIP initiative. Through a community
engagement approach, students from universities will work with communities to
identify, understand and address community problems. Through this engagement,
students will learn about approaches to development, theories of development, and
the history of development in Tanzania. Students will also gain special insight into
a particular issue through their community development project.

International students/intern will learn different approaches to community

engagement. They will then put these theories to practice by working with
communities to identify, understand and address pressing community problems.

This program involves international intern-students and professionals in

International Health Sciences, Public Health, nurses, midwifery, medical students
and other related disciplines. In this program the international intern-
students/volunteers are involved in our local, rural health facilities and communities
in-order to gain expertise rapidly.

Objectives:

i. To improve quality access to sexual and reproductive health rights,

ii. To promote women and girls access to quality menstrual and hygiene
management

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iii. To improve primary health care and education to the marginalized and at risk
women, youth, girls and children.

Is a Medical internship in Tanzania right for me?

If you’re looking to get practical medical experience to add to your resume, this
internship is ideal for you. It will help your application for medical school or a job
to help stand out, and give you an experience that will be valuable to you in your
journey.

You’ll spend your day shadowing experienced doctors and nurses, learning all about
their day-to-day work. This gives anyone with a strong interest in medicine a
valuable insight into a developing country’s medical practices.

You will also get to see the healthcare challenges people face every day. Many
medical facilities in Tanzania lack resources. You’ll get to see how doctors cope
when supplies run out and you’ll learn to see how medical professionals diagnose
and treat diseases you wouldn’t encounter in your home country.

This project runs all year round so you can organize a trip whenever it suits your
schedule. You can join for as long as you like, with a minimum duration of two
weeks.

What will I do on this Medicine Internship?

This is a chance for you to gain medical work experience, by learning from doctors
and doing outreach work. Here are the different tasks you will do:

• Observe professional doctors in a hospital or clinic

• Spend time in several hospital departments
• Learn about healthcare and gain practical skills during medical workshops
• Participate in medical outreaches and practice taking health measures

These are the different areas your work will focus on:

 Learn from qualified doctors

You’ll spend your days shadowing medical staff, sitting in on patient

consultations and getting to experience the life of a doctor in Tanzania. You’ll
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 get to see first-hand how doctors cope with challenging circumstances and lack
of funding and resources. You’ll get to see different medical procedures and learn
how to diagnose and treat different diseases.

 Attend medical workshops

As part of your learning experience, you’ll also get to learn from medical
professionals during workshops. These are held about once every two weeks. Local
doctors will take this time to teach you practical skills, like how to measure blood
pressure or administer first aid. They’ll also talk you through the symptoms,
prevention, and treatment of tropical diseases, like malaria.

 Help local communities

You’ll also be helping people in local communities during medical outreaches. We'll
teach you everything you need to know, and your work will be supervised by medical
professionals.

What are the goals and impact of this project?

The main goal of this internship is to promote an exchange of medical knowledge.

This means you’ll be doing a lot of learning. Take the opportunity to ask questions,
write notes, and get involved as much as you can. Qualified medical staff will be
happy to share their expertise with you.

On top of all the learning you’re doing, you’ll help to provide medical care to people
who don’t have the funds or transport to go to clinics and hospitals. During medical
outreaches, you will give free screenings. Depending on your experience, you can
assist doctors with referring patients who need further care.

During outreaches, you will also raise awareness about healthcare problems like
diabetes and heart disease. Your focus will be on prevention and treatment.

In Tanzania, we’ve identified five main goals in our Medicine Management Plan.
These goals are:

• Improve access to basic healthcare for groups in need

• Promote awareness of non-communicable diseases
• Improve hygiene standards
• Improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients
• Encourage an understanding of medical practices and promote an exchange of
medical knowledge
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  Safety and staff support

Your safety and security is our prime concern. We have many procedures and
systems to ensure you have the support you need to enjoy your trip with peace of
mind. Our CVS-Tanzania staff are available 24 hours a day to help, and will be on-
hand to make sure you settle in well at your accommodation and placement. If you
encounter any problems, we will be available to help at any time.

What A Typical Day Looks Like

Your day will start with breakfast with your host family. You’ll sit down for a tasty
meal before getting ready, picking up your notebook, and taking transportation,
which will zip you off to a local hospital.

Your typical work day will start at about 7.30am, because Tanzanian hospitals are
particularly busy in the mornings. You’ll usually finish work at around 3pm.

You’ll be assigned a supervising doctor, who will lead you through different
consultations and procedures. Take notes, ask questions, and take this opportunity
to learn as much as you can. You might have the chance to learn how to take X-rays
or practice working with medical equipment.

You’ll help out at medical outreaches about once every two weeks. During
outreaches, you’ll set up a healthcare station at a local school or community center,
and take measurements like blood pressure, blood sugar, height, and weight. You
will have the opportunity to screen many different people in one day and it’s a chance
to have direct contact with patients and provide them with early medical screening.

Once every two weeks, you’ll also attend a medical workshop given by a local
doctor. At these workshops, you’ll learn valuable skills like how to administer first
aid or practice suturing.

Your evenings will be free, giving you the chance to explore your surroundings and
get to know your fellow interns.

Professional volunteers and medical practicums for students

This project is also ideally suited to professionals interested in using their skills to
help, as well as university medical and healthcare practicum students.
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As a professional, you can be sure we'll match your training and expertise to the
placement where you're needed most. With your support, we can make an even
bigger impact on the local communities we work with.

If you're a practicum student, we'll organize a practicum placement where you can
learn as much as possible. We want you gain the knowledge and skills that will begin
to shape your professional career. Contact us so we can help organize a specific
placement for you.

Types of placements available for this internship

This internship is all about broadening your medical knowledge. So we’ve partnered
with local hospitals to give you the opportunity to spend time in many different
departments.

In all of our medical placements, these are some of the departments you can intern
in:

• Maternity
• General medicine (women, children and men wards for general health issues)
• Pediatrics
• Surgery
• First Aid department
• Laboratory and research
• Dental unit
• Palliative care
• Pharmacy department

The number of different departments you can work in will depend on how long your
internship is. We recommend spending at least one week in a department before
moving to another department. If you’re interested in a specific department, feel free
to contact us and we can help advise you.

PRICE:
1-4 Weeks 5-7 Weeks 8-10 Weeks 11-12 Weeks
$300 per week $280 per $240 per $210 per
week Week week
1 person 1person 1person 1 person

· Start Date: Anytime

· Ages: 18 or over
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GROUP DISCOUNT: 5 to 7 people traveling together everybody gets 5 % discount
of the program fee. Above 7 people traveling together everybody gets 10% discount
of the program fee.

PROGRAM FEE INCLUDES:

• Personal pre-arrival support and advice

• Working permit
• Airport transportation (one ways)
• Accommodation (Host family/or Hostel)
• 3 meals a day
• 5 days Swahili language training, orientation and Swahili Culture
• Possibility to continue Swahili language training during the whole trip
• Local prepaid SIM card registration.
• Daily two-way transportation to your placements (dalla-dalla/bicycle)
• 24/7 personal support and guidance from CVS-Tanzania’s workers
• Certificate of Completion (Upon Request)

In addition to program fee you need to pay your required visa, airline
tickets(flights), vaccinations and medical insurance and private transport.

AREAS OF OPERATION IN TANGA REGION

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SAFARI & Mt. KILIMANJARO TRIP

As an interns/or volunteer-While you’re in Tanzania you can climb Mount

Kilimanjaro/or wildlife Safari during your free time/or after program.

CVS-Tanzania working very close with this tourism company in-order to facility
our interns and volunteers to explore our country, we have agreement to give you a
very good price, we have a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between us in-
order to ensure you’ve getting a very good services and appreciating.

“White Snow Travel Company”- puts its knowledge, experience and hard work,
to ensure you have an amazing time in our country. Budget Safari and climbing
company owned and operated in Tanzania and Zanzibar has in excess of 13 years of
happy satisfied customers in both middle range and luxury budget tours.

They can take you and show the beauty, hidden secrets of Tanzania Serengeti,
Ngorongoro Crater, Usambara, Meru, Kilimanjaro to the magic of the spice island
of Zanzibar! https://www.whitesnowtravel.com/

Note: If you have any plan with this trips (Kilimanjaro & Wildlife-Safari) kindly,
book before getting to Tanzania for your arrangements, contact us directly for your
booking and arrangement.

Program Requirements:
Volunteers/or interns must be 18 years or older at the time of joining the program.
Participants should have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new
and different environment, the intern/or volunteer should bring energy and
enthusiasm to make a difference.

Application process:

Our application process is simple and easy. As a first step, please fill out the signup
form(take it from our website www.cvstanzania.or.tz ). It is not binding and we just
need it to check whether there is a volunteer placement available during your
requested time and to send you more information regarding your placement, the
costs and the visa. At the end you will receive the access information to our secured
volunteer website with a lot of additional information for your stay in Tanzania.

Apply today!

Address your email to the Executive Director (MR.SIMON MASHAURI):

cvs.tanzania@gmail.com
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Contact Address:

Community Volunteer Services Tanzania (CVS-Tanzania)

P.O,Box 303, Tanga, Tanzania, East Africa
Kiomoni Street/Nearby-Amboni Caves
Tel/Fax +255272645450
Mobile: +255743462880 / WhatsApp: +255716462880
Email: info@cvstanzania.or.tz /cvs.tanzania@gmail.com
Website: http://www.cvstanzania.or.tz

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