Female and Child Healthcare Volunteering (Apply for a place)

Womens Health, Child and New-born Health Care.

The Womens and Children's Hospital...

The hospital institute was founded in 1960. It is a non-profit organisation founded on the basis of giving free medical assistance to poor mothers and children.

 

It was the first hospital in Brazil to be designated by UNICEF as a Hosptial Friend to Children.

In 2004, The Brazilian Ministry of Health and Education conferred the status of , Medical School Hospital in both pre-and post graduation medical training. 

Womens Health Issues

The hospitals womens health department engages in 4800 consultancies per month, primarily, in the following areas; Pre-natal - Breast health – Gynecology - Sexually transmitted diseases – Aids - Female child care – Menopause - Family planning – Heart – Dentistry - Psychology

 

Other Health Facts

• The hospital laboratory performs analysis more than 50,000 times per month.
• The Mothers Milk Bank ,feeds more than 30,000 babies per year.
• The image diagnostics department tends to more than 144,000 patients per year.
• The Medical school in the hospital , trains and helps both pre and post graduate students.
• The hospital relies on donations and funds through its foundation and benificiaries. 

What kind of skills do I need?

You will need to be a medical student, doctor, nurse or other qualified person|professional to volunteer on this project. If you have experience or training in the following areas; please apply:

Pediatrics – Nursing – Pharmacy – Radiology – Midwifery – Dentistry – Gynecology - HIV|Aids - Social Work|Care – Psychology - Cancer Treatment – Physiotherapy - Laboratory Science|Research – Dermatology – Neurology – Ortopedia – Nutrition - Speech Therapy – Oftamology – Otorrinolaringology

Resources and Departments at the Hospital

There are 540 beds and 110 consultamcy rooms, they provide a service for 500,000 patients per year.

Pediatricians see 30,000 child patients per month.The emergency pediatric department attends to 350 cases per day, of which 50 result in hospitalisation.

The Kangaroo Mother Unit; aka Premature unit has 18 beds and since 1994 has looked after more than 3000 premature babies.

There is a kidney transplant unit, the only one of its kind in north-east Brazil.

The heart surgery unit has 18 beds and currently performs 30 heart surgeries per month - including transplant.

In 1987, the hospital diagnosed the first patient with Aids in Pernambuco. The HIV|Aids unit has 16 beds.

Accommodation

You may select to stay in a small hotel, or in a homestay with a Brazilian family (hotel is subject to availability, and may incur an additional cost).Your location will be either Recife, Olinda , if you have a preference, please tell us.

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Volunteer Program Cost for Volunteering with Women and Child Health

Wks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
U.S.A	$975	$1125	$1275	$1425	$1575	$1725	$1875
U.K	£490	£570	£650	£730	£810	£890	£970
Can	$1019	$1175	$1329	$1485	$1643	$1799	$1955
Euro	€675	€780	€885	€990	€1095	€1200	€1305

You may volunteer for up to 12 weeks, each additional week is as follows:

US = $150 per additional week

UK = £85 per additional week

Canada = $160 per additional week

Euro = €105 per additional week

Other currencies available upon request

There are no hidden costs in our volunteer programs, and no add-on costs for airport pick-up,accommodation, 2 meals per day etc.Find out what's included in the volunteer program