Hospital in Cotonou

Project Details

This clinic serves a large portion of the impoverished population in its community. With pediatric, maternity, and general medicine wards, you will always find many patients to tend to. A laboratory is on-site helping them to increase the amount of diagnostic testing performed.

Volunteer Responsibilities

Volunteers will be working closely with clinic staff to help with everything from routine check-ups to collaborating in more severe cases.  Volunteers are able to help in any area of the hospital where they have previous experience or that they find most interesting.

Location

The medical clinic is located in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city.  All volunteers will be taken to a host family upon arrival and will participate in a three day orientation to Beninois culture and their project.

Accommodations and Meals

Volunteers will stay with carefully screened host families for the duration of the program. Two meals during the week and three on weekends with your host family are included in your stay.

Requirements

Volunteers must be trained health care professionals or sufficiently advanced in their studies of medicine and be comfortable working with patients. An intermediate level of French is required. French lessons are available prior to the volunteer project for an additional fee.

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