Help to improve the status of health, personal hygiene, and sanitation in Nepal. Volunteer Aid Nepal currently has volunteer opportunities to work with assisting health centers and making people aware in communities of Nepal.
Medical Volunteering in Nepal
This is an opportunity to work as a Health Co-coordinator in communities of Nepal. Volunteers of Health Aid Program (HAP) help to improve the health, sanitation and personal hygiene in communities of Nepal. The Health Aid Program includes some medical practice in health centers under guidance of health supervisor and some awareness activities on health, sanitation and personal hygine in communities of Nepal. The main focus of the health aid program is prevention of health complications by way of regular basic health checks and making people aware on health, personal hygiene, and sanitation. Nepal doesn’t have enough skilled health manpower. The Doctor and population ratio is lower then WHO standard. So, the small contributation of Volunteers can make a difference in communities of Nepal. Volunteers will participate on empowering local people, helping to Health Center, providing primary health care, suggesting rural Health workers, suggesting to Women Health volunteers (WHV), preparing Health Report, taking classes for empowering school Children etc.
Requirement
Volunteers for program must:
-Be 18 years or older
-Have no major health problems
-Be eligible to obtain a tourist visa to Nepal
-Flexible, committed and adjustable
This program is only open for Medical Science Students/Professionals/ Health related Charity workers or Well trained/skilled/experienced on Health, Sanitation and personal hygine.
Information
Program Information
- Project Duration: Min two weeks to Max 5 Months
- Arrival Airport:Kathmandu (airport code KTM)
- Working Hours: 2 - 5 Hour Per Day ( Saturday off)
Cost
Volunteer Aid Nepal runs community aid programme to connect your passion in the need of Nepalese communities. We aim to provide volunteer opportunity at affortable cost.
Application fee: $ 135
Programme Cost :- Click here to view
Health in Nepal
Health in Nepal is poor by international standards, especially in rural areas, but some improvements are being made. Disease prevalence is higher than in other South Asian countries. Leading diseases and illnesses include diarrhea, gastrointestinal disorders, goiter, intestinal parasites, leprosy, and tuberculosis. Nepal also has high rates of child malnutrition (72 percent in 2001) and under-five mortality (91.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2001). According to United Nations data for 2003, approximately 60,000 persons aged 15 to 49 had human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and the HIV prevalence rate was 0.5 percent. In spite of these figures, evidence suggests some improvement. For example, Nepal’s Human Development Index (HDI) was 0.504 in 2002, ranking Nepal 140 out of 177 countries, up from 0.291 in 1975.
Health-care facilities, hygiene, nutrition, and sanitation generally are poor and beyond the means of most, particularly in rural areas. Provision of health services is constrained by low government spending, rugged terrain, and lack of health education (which lowers the demand for health services). Most hospitals are located in urban areas, and rural health facilities often lack adequate funding, trained staff, and medicines. Thus, health clinics and hospitals generally are used only for persistent and serious illnesses. The government has tried decentralizing health services to villages, but the program has not provided notable public health improvements. In 2003 Nepal had 10 health centers, 83 hospitals, 700 health posts, and 3,158 “sub-health posts,” which serve villages. In addition, there were 1,259 physicians, or one physician for every 18,400 persons. In 2000 government funding for health matters was approximately US$2.30 per person, and approximately 70 percent of health expenditures came from out-of-pocket contributions. Government allocations for health were around 5.1 percent of the budget for fiscal year 2004, and foreign donors provided around 30 percent of the total budget for health expenditures.
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Volunteer Aid Nepal would profoundly appreciate your application for volunteering in Nepal. You may wish to offer to be an Active Volunteer of above Program. The application is open for National and international Volunteers. You can also contact us at info@volunteeraidnepal.org or fill online Application form . Thank you.