Mount Meru Hospital - Electives, Internships, Volunteering
by World Unite!
Program Overview
Mount Meru Regional Hospital, in the city center of Arusha, is a large public hospital where World Unite! arranges elective placements for medical students; internships for students of nursing, physiotherapy, and midwifery; and volunteer placements for healthcare professionals.
The hospital has a total capacity of 450 beds and the departments of General Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Radiology, Pathology, Mental Health, Anaesthesia, Physiotherapy, Laboratory, Intensive Care Unit, Care & Treatment Center (CTC) for HIV/AIDS patients, and pharmacy. It delivers around 30 childbirths per day and has three operating theaters: the major theater, the ophthalmic theater, and the obstetric theater.
Students of medicine and nursing can take on an elective placement or internship at one department, or they can rotate through several departments. They work under a supervising physician or nurse.
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Quick Details
- 1-2 Weeks
- 2-4 Weeks
- 5-8 Weeks
- 9-12 Weeks
- Summer
- Winter
- Dentistry
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Pharmaceuticals
- Dental
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Hospital
- Medicine
Updated Jun 2, 2026
Program Details
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Locations
- Arusha, Tanzania
Available Terms / Availability
- Years Offered
- Year Round
Eligible Nationalities
- All Nationalities
Education Levels & Language
- Language
- English
- Education
- University Junior (3rd Year)
- University Senior (4th Year)
- University 5th Year or More
- Bachelor’s degree
- Professional degree
Accommodation Options
- Apartment/Flat
- Group living
- Home-stays
- Other
Application Procedures
- Online Application
- Resume
Age Requirement
18+
Duration
- 1-2 Weeks
- 2-4 Weeks
- 5-8 Weeks
- 9-12 Weeks
- Summer
- Winter
- Short Term
- Spring
- 1-3 Months
- Fall
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