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Trip | Volunteer in Argentina
Medical Voluntary Work in a Health Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Quick Facts
about this position
Working hours
none
Minimum age
from 18 years
Education
basic medical knowlwedge
Language skills
Spanish basic knowledge
About this position
Overview: medical volunteering in a health care center in Argentina
The Public Health Centres in Argentina work together with local hospitals and provide the community with basic health and medical care and prevention. Being a public clinic, they provide free care for any person, but they put special attention to the most vulnerable parts of the population, who are women and children. This is the case of the health centre located in Villa 21 (shantytown), which you will support as a medical volunteer. The shantytown is a big housing area located in the south part of Buenos Aires city. The neighborhood suffers from many problems with improper street paving, sewing systems as well as the conditions of the houses. The highly polluted river which runs through the village is a huge public health risk. The population, most of it is migrants from Paraguay, have to face poverty, overcrowding and violence of the villa every day. The centre is always packed with patients, who are mostly childrenn, women and elderly. Due to this most of the doctors are specialists in dermatology, pediatric care, psychology, gynecology and obstetrics. The director and volunteers coordinator, Beatriz, believes that the social work in the health care centre focuses on prevention and promotion of healthy life styles. Hence, she decided to run a program called “healthy children” to have the chance to work with the kids before they get sick, and offer training workshops to their mothers. The program also give doctors the opportunity to follow the development of kids, apply vaccinations and detect health problems on time.What to expect
Description: medical volunteering in a health care center in Argentina
The health centre also works with other social institutions of the shantytown, as soup kitchens, community centers and schools. This enables them to reach the general population and specially teenagers, who usually don’t visit the health centers. As a medical volunteer in Argentina you will mainly be busy with following tasks:- You will assist and follow doctors and nurses and learn from their work and procedures, however, you won’t be able to practice medicine yourself unless this is approved by the professional in charge.
- You will participate in the “healthy children” program helping the nurses in the evaluation of the kids.
- Help in the prevention campaigns, health promotion workshops and the vaccination days in the centre.
Itinerary of your stay abroad
Volunteer abroad program
Start date of project
The volunteer projects run throughout the year. Therefore, we are open for your individual suggestion, which we are going to propose to our partner organisation.
Time of arrival
We recommend to arrange an arrival a few days prios to the start of the volunteer project. You can move in to your guest family up to 3 days before the official project start at no additional costs. You then have enough time to recover from the long flight, get to know your host family and make your first trips.
Arrival at the Airport
Arriving in a new country is always exciting. We want your arrival to be as relaxed as possible. One of the staff members of our partner organization will pick you up at the airport and bring you to your host family or your shared flat. He/she will be waiting for you at the airport with a sign with your name on it. If you cannot find a flight at the desired date, don’t worry. You can choose another one a few days earlier or later.
Orientation program
Within the first days of your arrival one of the team members of our partner organisation will pick you up and show you around. You will get to know the country and its people and you will be informed about Do’s and Dont’s. The program will be held with more volunteers at the same time. This is the perfect opportunity to get to know like-minded globetrotters. Your local contact person will provide you with further useful hints for a good starting point into a new lifestyle.
The project starts
On the first day of your project, you are usually accompanied by a member of our local partner who will answer all of your questions. The further project days your local contact person will always be available for you via phone if you have any concerns or issues to share with somebody.
Free time & weekend
The weekend is totally yours! You may ask your local contact person from our partner organisation about upcoming events, sights, shopping tips or other must see’s. On some days there will be field trips organized by our partner organization. We recommend you to join them as it is always fun to experience a new country with others.
Departure
You shall contact your local contact person a few days prior to your departure to inform about options for your airport drop-off. It will not be included in the services of the volunteer projects, but our expert will help you organize it.
Ready to get started?
Medical Voluntary Work in a Health Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Flexible dates
from 4 weeks
from 18 years
Spanish basic knowledge
from
1350 EUR
Questions? We will help you!
Contact usYour accommodation
Accommodation: volunteer in Argentina
All volunteers participating in one of the programs located in Buenos Aires or its suburbs, will be accommodated in a volunteer house. The community house is located in central Buenos Aires just a few blocks from the popular Plaza de Congreso. There is subway station close-by, which will take you all the way to the most famous square Plaza de Mayo. All rooms are cozy and comfortable. You will be sharing your room with another volunteer. If you would like to live in a single room during your volunteer program, you will be charged an extra fee. Therefore, please inform us right away, if you wish to stay in a single room. The volunteer house is equipped with a shared kitchen and a living room with TV and computers with internet access.Our Service
Service volunteer in Argentina - what's in and what's not in
Services for your volunteer work in Argentina include the active support in the preparation of your entire stay abroad. The team of our partner organization in Argentina supports you, wherever you require it:- Placement in a volunteer program according to your demands
- Assisting visa application
- Information about affordable flights, travel insurances and other important travel documents
- Airport transportation with direct transfer to your accommodation
- Accommodation in a volunteer house
- Orientation on site through a staff member
- Tips and information about freetime activities
- Contact person during your stay abroad
- 24-hour emergency number
- Regular meetings with all volunteers or interns
- Certificate
- Visa
- Insurances
- Flights
- Meals
- Transportation costs during the program
- Additional personal expenses
- Airport drop
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