Medical Elective

Are you looking to make a difference in the developing world? Find affordable and structured medical and healthcare volunteer projects which are open to students, graduates and medical professionals. There are short and long term placements in hospitals, clinics, outreach centers and remote community projects Nepal.

The mission of this essential program is to simply provide medical care to those in need in Nepal. Facing a multitude of health issues, the people of Nepal are suffering. Volunteer placements on this program are based at health posts or hospitals or clinics, and are either Government-run or managed by the local community, in rural and urban areas. Volunteers will be working in the cities of Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan as well as other rural locations within Nepal. They will also work closely with Nepalese doctors and nurses in pre-arranged Health Camps managed by the Government or the community. Among the most impoverished groups within Nepal’s population, there is a continual need to mobilize health workers.

Goals of this Project:

Provide essential medical care to the most vulnerable people of Nepal
Improve the health and wellbeing of some of the poorest people in the world
Enable international volunteers to spend time working with those who need it most
Expose volunteers and children to different people and cultures