We are trying to put our effort and time to build and support small
health post in the village of rural areas where, tantrism (witchdoctor)
and locally available herbs are only the way of treatment. The peoples
in these villages are lacking modern approach of health. You may not
believe that, most of the people living in the rural villages of Nepal
die with out seeing a doctor even once in their life. On the other hand,
people from these areas are often reluctant to go to the hospital and
other modern health services (only available in the cities) because of
traditional thinking, superstition, huge expenses and other cultural
influences.
We welcome medical professionals such as Doctors, Nurses and health
workers as volunteer to live and experience the health condition of
rural Nepal and improve it. We offer this wonderful opportunity to
practice and serve the people with medical skills. We hope maximum
woman, children and men will benefit by your sincere selfless help.
Volunteer Medical Personal
There are
only a few hospital and health post available in the villages. Even
in this limited health institution, sometime the physician is not
available and sometime medicine. The volunteers will be assigned to
these health posts and other health institutions, either operated by
the local community or government. The volunteers can work with the
doctors, nurses or other health assistants daily 3 to 5 hours, for 6
days a week.
Community Health Volunteer
We would like volunteers to involve in work with local youth
clubs, community, women's groups and other organization to teach &
aware people about proper health and sanitation. The volunteer will
give information about wastage management, cleaning of house and
surroundings, community mobilization in the health sector and other
topics to the villagers, children and youths. Major focus of the
volunteer will be to educate and mobilize youth, children and women
groups who can then pass the information onto the community at
large.
In addition, we would appreciate if volunteer can arrange some
First-Aid kits and provide information about it to the local people
in rural villages. Volunteer are requested to provide a practical
and sustainable life-skill of using First-Aid kits, primary health
and ‘if doctor is not available’ information. We prefer medical
students for this program; however, we do accept other applicants,
having some experience in this area.
Volunteer for Health Camp
As mentioned
above, people living in the villages are reluctant to go for
treatment in the cities due to several reasons thus frequent health
camp will provide them the opportunity to have a medical treatment.
COYON will organize health camp in these areas as frequent as our
limited resources permits and volunteers will work with their Nepali
counterparts, who assist both Nepali and foreign volunteers.
Volunteer responsibilities will be defined as per their medical
skill, as a reputed volunteer doctor can do even a surgery and
volunteer medical personal ca distribute medicine and consult with
citizens about health care, thereby raising the awareness of health
and sanitation.
Furthermore, a group of volunteer with medical background can even
help us to organize a health camp.
Getting involved