Medical Volunteering in Kenya

Everyone is always very friendly and available to answer any question you have or just talk, if that´s what you need. The information provided was helpful, however I did not feel fully prepared. I did not have any feedback from any other participants, so I did not know how the day to day was going to go and what to expect. Breakfast and dinner were mostly very tasty, however lunch is always the same, chips with a juice, cookies and a fruit, which isńt very healthy and after a while is a bit too ...

Firstly, I notice the options offered for my chosen venue, Livingstone, do not include a medical one so I’ve had to list the wrong one. Girl impact and Teaching are listed but not medical. I think that is where the problems I had began! I came for a 2/12 placement to volunteer as an experienced community doctor. The AI set up in Livingstone is not really geared to this sort of placement, despite online assurance to the contrary, and so it was disappointing that I was expected to be involved in ...

Limuru was a great experience to learn about rural Kenya and how the various forms of healthcare work. The staff at everywhere we were volunteering we friendly and accommodating. They were very willing to teach Swahili which is a skill that is very beneficial on this rotation. For the most part the rotation will start off observational while they are assessing you ability to perform skills and understand you fund of knowledge. As the staff gets to know you you will have the opportunity to scrub ...