Volunteer Health Program in Nepal
CCID is playing an active role in linking rural Nepali people with experienced medical and health personnel from both Nepal and around the world. The CCID Health Program mobilizes volunteers experienced in medical and health areas, to rural places where the government is unable to provide a formal health institution. Many rural Nepali people are often reluctant to go to the hospital and other modern health services because of orthodox thinking, superstition, and other cultural influences. Some Nepali people may visit a witch doctor when they are suffering from an illness, so they sometimes die as a result of avoiding modern medications. By living and working with rural communities, Health Program volunteers also increase the exposure of rural Nepali people to modern medicine.
CCID welcomes all interested experienced medical and
health personnel, including students, professionals, organizations,
associations, and other groups to join the Health Program.
Health Program volunteers Nepal will be involved in one or more of the following programs:
Working in Health Institutions in Nepal
Most of the health institutions in rural areas in
Nepal do not have trained and experienced medical personnel, instead relying on
the services of untrained and inexperienced medical personnel. In this program,
trained and experienced health volunteers will be assigned to sub-health posts,
hospitals, and other health institutions, either being run by the government or
a local community, in rural or urban settings. The placement of volunteers in these
health institutions will increase the capacity of Nepali health workers to
provide better medical facilities when doctors and experienced medical
personnel are not available. Volunteers will work alongside doctors, nurses, and
other health workers, providing training to untrained and/or inexperienced
personnel. Volunteers will be assisted by a Nepali translator, increasing the
transfer of knowledge between the volunteer and Nepali health workers.
Volunteers in Nepal will work for 5-6 hours each day,6 days a week.
Organizing Health Camp
During their time working in a health institution, trained and experienced health volunteers will be deployed to work in health camps for between two and five days. Volunteers will work alongside their Nepali counterparts to examine patients, distribute medicine and consult with communities about sanitation and health care. Volunteers’ participation in health camps will raise local awareness of health and sanitation in rural communities.
Health and sanitation awareness
In this program, volunteers will mainly be involved in
working with the youth clubs, women's groups, and other local organizations,
teaching them about proper health and sanitation. In addition, volunteers will
provide First-Aid information to the local people in rural villages, thereby
providing them with practical and sustainable life skills. Volunteers will
also give similar First Aid courses to children in government schools, lasting
from several days to a week in duration. The volunteers’ major role in this
program is to educate and mobilize community groups who can then pass the
information on to the community at large. This program is particularly suitable
for medical students and volunteers with health training experience however we
do accept other applicants, provided they have some experience in this area.
CCID encourages all interested experienced medical and
health personnel, including students, professionals, organizations,
associations, and other groups to join the Health Care Program and make a lasting
contribution toward supporting needy Nepali people.