Projects Abroad Medical Volunteers in Bolivia Receive a “gracias” From the Cochabamba Community
Medical volunteers in Bolivia, at the same time as doing their main work at the Burns Unit of Viedma Hospital and the Centro de Salud Sarcobamba, have taken part in important community projects. These have included vaccination programmes and dental hygiene campaigns.
The vaccination campaign was organised by the Head Doctor at the Centro de Salud Sarcobamba who passed a huge âGraciasâ to Projects Abroad for providing her and her staff with âcaring and dedicated volunteers.â The volunteers helped the local medical staff to vaccinate over 600 school children against Yellow Fever and Tetanus in schools in and around Cochabamba, where the Projects Abroad office is based.
Medical volunteers have the opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of areas, including physiotherapy, nursing and assisting with surgery at the Burns Unit, as well as paediatrics, gynaecology and pharmaceutics at the Centro de Salud Sarcobamba. Working on the medical projects can be challenging and emotional at times, but the medical staff appreciate the volunteersâ help, and medicine in Bolivia is one of the most rewarding projects in which to get involved.
Current medical volunteer, Kyle Saggers from Australia, says âBolivia is incredible. I can safely say I have never been this happy in my entire life. This is an awesome experience and when I get home I will be recommending it to all of my friends.â Kyle has decided to extend his stay in Bolivia to continue his medical placement.
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Projects Abroad is a global organiser of overseas voluntary work placements. Our wide range of projects, including teaching, care, conservation, medical, sport, community projects and journalism, are designed specifically for the many communities where we work and also to give the best experience to everyone volunteering abroad.
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