Healthcare and Medical Placements in Nairobi, Kenya

This amazing program offers a wonderful experience to volunteers with medical training and experience. They provide much-needed skills and knowledge in Kenya's severely under-resourced and underfunded medical system, making healthcare more accessible to underprivileged people. The placement is at a busy hospital with numerous departments, including casualty, maternity, pediatrics, and surgery. While privately owned, it only charges Kenyan people a small fee. Its staff attends to patients from around Nairobi and farther areas, keeping them extremely busy. Volunteers provide much-needed assistance in all areas, including translations. Participants must be ready to think outside the box as the hospital has limited resources and equipment – i.e., listening to a baby’s heartbeat is done manually since they don't have a sonogram. Medically trained volunteers provide vital services to the local people and help upskill staff, thus, they are greatly appreciated by the hospital and communities they serve.