Who we are
Salud-Medical Volunteers in Africa (SALUD-MED-VOL AFRICA) is a Ugandan based medical volunteering organization aimed at offering skilled medical professionals a chance to experience a new working environment, new culture and sharing medical knowledge with the local (Ugandan based) health professionals, in a diverse yet exciting health care system in Uganda.
SALUD MED-VOL AFRICA also aims to provide accessible health care services to underserved communities in Uganda. This can be achieved by mobilizing qualified medical professionals and providing resources to support sustainable health care initiatives.
Project Highlights
- Getting actively involved in the daily work of the hospital
- Assist patients (getting them from one service point to another) at the hospital site.
- Shadowing professionals medics and assist whenever needed.
- Treating minor injuries, vaccinations etc. (depending on skills)
- Taking rounds of the wards, maintaining files
- Doing routine patient checkups like measure Blood pressure, pulse, randetc.
SALUD MED-VOL AFRICA strives to improve the health conditions of children and adults in resource limited hospital settings in Uganda, through various medical and healthcare intervention projects including but not limited to Village Health Outreaches, medical camps and so many other interventions.
Arrival and Airport Pickup
After booking and confirming your placement, please book your flights to arrive at Entebbe International Airport (the only international airport in Uganda). Our Coordinator will arrange a pickup for you from the airport in Entebbe at agreed time and they will drive you to the volunteer house in Fort Portal Tourism City, where our local coordinators team will be gladly waiting to receive you.
Orientation
Orientation and Placement will be done the next day after arrival. Volunteer orientation is an overview of the project’s mission, expectations and introduction to the local community, local coordinators and project site. Following your arrival in Uganda you will be given a presentation by the co-coordinating project team to prepare you for the work you will be doing.
Project Details
Volunteers exact roles within the Ugandan hospitals or clinics project will be determined by your level of medical experience as well as by the enthusiasm and effort which you show to the local staff. Pre-university interns usually start by observing the doctors and nurses. You may find more practical opportunities arise once you get to know the local staff and if you can demonstrate a good understanding of local medical conditions.
SALUD MED-VOL AFRICA supports small community health centers and has a partnership with large government hospitals in Uganda especially western Uganda, hence SALUD MED-VOL AFRICA offers short and long term medical volunteering placements in hospitals, clinics, outreach centres and mobile clinics.
Placements are available in areas of Dentistry, HIV & AIDS, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Radiography, which ever field you choose you will be provided with the best tools so that you can do your job as best as possible.
In case you’re studying or recently graduated from any medical related discipline, SALUD MED-VOL AFRICA project will boost your resume and allow you to help people in the developing world.
Volunteers with professional credentials, or those currently enrolled in medical/nursing schools/institutions are welcome. The type of hands on work you will be allocated will depend to an extent on your own abilities and capabilities, which is understandable given that you will be dealing with patient health and safety.
Facilities within the hospitals and clinics are basic and treatments are sometimes not of the standard we would expect in developed world. Volunteers should be prepared to see some shocking cases, and try not to get emotionally involved with the patients. Volunteers working hours will usually be decided on a weekly basis and most volunteers work from Monday to Friday and have the weekends free. Emergency pick ups can be organized depending on situation needs.
Volunteer Accomodation
Volunteers are provided accommodation in our beautiful volunteer house or in a homestay accommodation managed by the local coordinating team, with a full time in house staff to always offer required support. Three meals a day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) are provided to the participants from Monday – Sunday. The accommodations are neat and clean with onsite Wi-Fi. Accommodation is shared amongst volunteers on the ‘same gender sharing’ basis rooms.
The volunteer house is close to useful amenities like banks, ATM’s, currency exchanges, restaurants, cafes and shopping places with an easy to access boda-boda team fully dedicated to serve our volunteers. All placements are around 5 – 30 minutes from the accommodation. At some point volunteers might be on the move for travel and weekends away on adventures. Bathrooms are usually shared. There is a lounge area for relaxing, reading, or watching movies.
Long Term Volunteer Work
Please contact us for more information about our long-term volunteer work in Uganda. We will guide you on the best times of the year, what to pack, and what extra health precautions to keep in mind and all logistics.
Weekends and Free Time
Over the weekends or evenings, participants are free to eat out and explore the different delights that Uganda has to offer. We arrange city day tours and long-weekend safaris, inclusive of gorilla trekking in southern western Uganda, night and day safaris in Murchision falss. No matter what your interests, there is always something for everyone to enjoy!
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