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Mount Meru Hospital - Electives, Internships, Volunteering

by: World Unite!

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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.

Program Highlights

Get university credit for the elective placement or internship.

Enjoy the lowest program fees for elective placements in Tanzania.

Get discounts on excursions and safaris, and do these with other foreign interns or volunteers.

Receive extensive, high-quality preparation and on-site support from an international team.

Gain work experience in one of Tanzania's famous hospitals for healthcare placements.

Quick Details

Locations:
  • Arusha, Tanzania
Availability
Year(s) Offered: Year RoundDuration:
  • 1-2 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Summer
  • Winter
Age Requirement: 18+
Types & Subjects
Fields:
  • Dentistry
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmaceuticals
Causes:
  • Dental
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Education
  • Hospital
  • Medicine
Guidelines:
  • Irish
  • British
  • Asian
  • All Nationalities
  • Kiwi
  • American
  • European
  • Canadian
  • Australian
  • South African
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Last Updated: Jun 02, 2026

Program Details

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Locations

  • Arusha, Tanzania

Types and Subjects

  • Fields
  • Dentistry
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Causes
  • Dental
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Education
  • Hospital
  • Medicine

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Duration:
  • 1-2 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Summer
  • Winter
Intern Duration:
  • Summer
  • Winter
  • Short Term
  • Spring
  • 1-3 Months
  • Fall

Age Requirement

18+

Guidelines

All Nationalities

Program Cost Includes

  • Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
  • Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)
  • On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
  • Pre-Departure Orientation
  • In-Country Orientation
  • Assistance Booking Travel
  • Internship Placement
  • Some Accommodation
  • International SIM Card
  • Certificate of Completion

Accommodation Options

  • Apartment/Flat
  • Group living
  • Home-stays
  • Other

Qualifications & Experience

    Language Skills Required

  • English

    Accepted Education Levels

  • University Junior (3rd Year)
  • University Senior (4th Year)
  • University 5th Year or More
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Professional degree

Application Procedures

  • Online Application
  • Resume

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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 nu...

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