Health Short Introduction

Volunteers will work alongside doctors, nurses and other health workers, providing training to untrained and/or inexperienced personnel York Shire Yak welcomes all interested medical and health personnel and students, including professionals, organizations, associations and other groups to join the Health Program.

Health Program volunteers will be involved in one or more of the following programs:

(1) Working in Health Institutions
Most of the health institutions in rural areas in Nepal do not have trained and experienced medical personnel. Instead they rely 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 local community, in rural or urban settings. 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 (who can speak in English), increasing the transfer of knowledge between the volunteer and Nepali health workers. Volunteers need to work for 5 -6 hours each day, six days a week.

(2) Organizing Health Camp
During the time of working in a health institution, 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. We encourages all interested medical and health personnel, including students, professionals, organizations, associations and other groups to join the Health Program and make a lasting contribution towards supporting needy Nepali people.

Itinerary example of a 2 week program

Day 1:
Arrival in Katmandu transfer to hotel accommodation

Day 2 - 3:
Cultural orientation, basic language lesson & sight seeing around Katmandu valley

Day 4 - 6:
Village Immersion + basic Nepali Language lesson & sight seeing in the near by villages

Day 7 - 14:
Volunteer Program & placementThis is a program for 2 weeks, for longer durations the volunteer number of weeks is extended.You will be meet at the airport in Katmandu and taken to your accommodation. All volunteers will receive a training after arriving in Katmandu. The training is designed to help you settle into Nepal and to ensure you are fully prepared for your volunteer placement.