Medical Care

Countries: Jamaica
Duration: from 2 Weeks

Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Jamaica will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.

Countries: Nepal
Duration: from 2 Weeks

Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Nepal will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.

Countries: India
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 3 Months

Countries: China, India, Sri Lanka
Duration: from 2 Weeks

A voluntary Medical placement with Projects Abroad is an ideal way of gaining knowledge and experience in some of the most poorly resourced medical institutions in the developing world. As a volunteer you will be working in a hospital, clinic or centre helping people who are in much need of your care.

Countries: Guatemala, Sri Lanka
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Months

Countries: Kenya
Duration: from 2 to 12

When people think of Mombasa they think of sun, sea, glorious white sandy beaches, safaris and wild animals and what a wonderful time they will have, but if only that could be what the local people would think of. Instead the people of the area are facing one of the deadliest diseases of our time and are having to cope with the many effects of HIV/AIDS.

Countries: Japan
Duration: from 6 Months

Medical placements involve helping at Red Cross Hospitals and provide excellent experience for anyone hoping to work in medicine or health related fields. The work is varied as volunteers will work in a variety of wards helping with many different tasks. Japanese lessons will be provided at the hospitals and volunteers may be asked to teach English to the nursing staff. The more Japanese you know, the more responsible the tasks you may be given. The role of a medical volunteer in Japan is exciting and interesting and offers the volunteer a real insight into both medical care and Japanese culture. All applicants are matched to placements to ensure that there is a good fit between the volunteer and the hospital. Lattitude Global Volunteering is an international youth development charity that has been sending volunteers on challenging structured and exciting voluntary placements around the world for 40 years.

Countries: Ecuador
Duration: from 3 Weeks to 12 Weeks

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 8 Weeks

Live within the stunning world heritage site of iSimangaliso Wetlands and provide teaching assistance to vulnerable and disadvantaged children in the village creches of St Lucia in South Africa

Duration: from 2 Weeks

All over the world there are huge numbers of children and adults in need of care and attention. By volunteering on a Care placement with Projects Abroad you can help make an invaluable difference to these people’s lives. No previous experience or qualifications are needed, simply a passion to care for those less fortunate than yourself.

Countries: Italy, Morocco
Duration: from 4 Weeks

Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Morocco will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled and inspirational doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.

Countries: Kenya
Duration: from 4 Weeks

Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Kenya will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.

Countries: Belize, Costa Rica, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Vietnam, Zambia
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

Whether you are qualified and on a career break or studying and hoping to expand your experience with rotation, Kaya have a range of projects in Belize, Nepal, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Philippines, Costa Rica, Zambia, Kenya and Vietnam.

Countries: Togo
Duration: from 2 Weeks

Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Togo will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled and inspirational doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.

Duration: from 2 Weeks

Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Physiotherapy placement provide support to patients and staff in the developing world. As a volunteer your responsibilities will include assisting local physiotherapists in hospitals that are often poorly funded and understaffed. It is likely that the patients you see will have conditions that are fairly advanced and rarely seen in the developed world.