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Working at N/a’an ku sê helped me to further realise my ambitions to become a Dr, so much so that I’m thinking of working in Namibia when I qualify. Volunteering there has been the most worthwhile thing I’ve ever done.

Lucy Garrard, UK - volunteer June 2008
 
 
At our Rural San (Bushman) Clinic in a remote area of Namibia you will work alongside the clinic's doctor and nurse to learn about the common diseases affecting the local population and how to treat them. The teaching will be tailored to your skill level, background and knowledge.

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  This volunteer programme is ideal for prospective medical students who can expect teaching on basic clinical skills, history taking and examinations of patients.

Trained professionals will be asked to run consultations with patients. We are also planning to run an outreach project once a week to local communities who are unable to get transport to the clinic in order to screen for cataracts, TB and any other medical problems that come to light. This will provide a great opportunity for trained professionals to have a greater impact on the people who are at most in need of help.

As part of your time with us you may be asked to undertake a research project/assignment. This should be something that you are interested in, as well as be something that is useful to the clinic and of benefit to our patients. Examples of projects include mapping distances patients travel to the clinic and local patterns of disease, rates of TB amongst our patients and compliance with medication, and our patients' knowledge of HIV transmission and disease.

You will be involved in everyday clinic duties, assist with medical needs and share the positive impact the Lifeline Clinic has on the health of the local community. Primary healthcare is the first point of call for unwell residents in the area and it's usually very busy. A decision is made as to whether patients need reassurance, treatment, observation or emergency referral to the clinic.

You will assist the full time nurse at the Lifeline Clinic with the daily duties which may include:
  • Primary Healthcare: observations, reassurance to patients, treatments and emergency referrals
  • Observations: pregnancy tests, and urine tests for patients and recording findings
  • Weighing babies and recording growth charts
  • Blood pressure recordings
  • Glucose testing and recording
  • Malaria tests
  • Wound dressings and cleaning of wounds
  • Help in the pharmacy: stock control, packing medicines and new orders
  • HIV and AIDS counselling, family planning and substance abuse counseling
  • Financial record keeping and data capture input
  • Accompanying the nurse into the community to carry out procedures
  • General maintenance and cleaning of the clinic
  • Helping with projects around the clinic such as the vegetable garden


    • Volunteers often have special skills that are invaluable to the clinic and we encourage you to use them and suggest new activities that you feel the project will benefit from.

    Wildlife sanctuary

    Depending on your length of stay with us, you will also get the opportunity to spend some of your time participating in the wildlife volunteer project. This provides you with a rare and exciting opportunity to work closely with lots of animals, including a number of African wildlife. You will care for them as well as helping to develop and maintain the sanctuary.

    Please be flexible as the time spent at the sanctuary and the clinic will depend on resources and timetables of other volunteers and activities. Please advise if you are interested in working at the sanctuary as part of your time with us.

     
    		 
         
         

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