Medical Volunteer Abroad

Healthcare & Medical Volunteer Programs

Are you pursuing a career in the medical field or a qualified medical professional with a passion for a sharing knowledge and gaining an exposure to medical environments abroad? Love Volunteer's Medical Internship programs work to place suitable applicants in a variety of medical settings, including public and private hospitals, clinics and community outreaches in under-resourced locations around the world.

Love Volunteers Medical Internships cater to a broad spectrum of volunteers; from those just starting out on a pre-med track, currently studying medicine or qualified professionals. Placements are tailored to each volunteer's skill and experience levels and are available in a range of areas including, but not limited to: nursing, mid-wifery and pediatrics, optometry, otorhinolaryngology, physiotherapy, dentistry, surgical and emergency departments. Volunteers can also be involved with health awareness and education programs aimed at prevention and improved quality of life.

Our Medical Internships pair volunteers with local professionals to facilitate shared learning, assistance in a supervised setting and exposure to divergent medical practices. These programs provide medical volunteers with an unparalleled opportunity to be involved in medical advancements in developing nations; something that is mutually beneficial to all involved. 

Learn more about the Healthcare and Medical volunteer abroad opportunities you can support in the destinations below.

Programs

15 programs
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • from 2 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 699
  • Airport Pick Up Included

This impactful program plays a vital role in providing quality healthcare services to underserved communities in Cambodia. It offers an enriching and rewarding experience for pre-medical students, medical students, and qualified healthcare professionals alike.

Love Volunteers’ partner organisation in Cambodia works closely with two…

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  • Yaoundé, Cameroon
  • from 2 weeks
  • Volunteer Apartment
  • from USD 990
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

Volunteers are urgently needed to support overcrowded and under-resourced public hospitals and clinics in Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon. With thousands of people migrating to the city to escape conflict in the western regions, local healthcare facilities are under significant strain.

The program welcomes volunteers with a broad range…

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  • Senya Beraku, Ghana
  • from 1 week
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 439
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This wonderful medical program in Ghana plays an important role in supplying additional medical staff to the local area, and welcomes volunteers with a wide range of experience, including qualified medical personnel, medical students and pre-med students. Attendance on a medical volunteer project is itself helpful preparation for a medical…

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  • Mombasa , Kenya
  • from 1 week
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 369
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This fantastic program offers many options for volunteers – each one playing an important part in supplying quality medical care to people in great need. In Mombasa, volunteers can be involved in medical placements at either the Shanzu Village Prison Hospital, Mombasa Central City Hospital, Mlaleo hospital or Utange hospital. The Shanzu Village…

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  • Oaxaca, Mexico
  • from 1 week
  • Host Family
  • from USD 369
  • Airport Pick Up Included

This wonderful project is set in one of the most beautiful inland cities in the mountains of Southern Mexico, the Healthcare Program provides a great opportunity for pre-med, med-students, nurses, paramedics, and semi-qualified medical practitioners to volunteer in local hospitals and clinics, both public and private, in and around the historic…

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  • Nablus, The West Bank
  • from 2 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 389
  • Airport Pick Up Not Included
  • 18+

Our medical program is currently on hold.

There are few areas in the world with as much history, unrest and turmoil as Palestine. The people here are in dire need of quality medical care and attention, which is where you can help. Volunteers on this program will be working in the old city of Nablus on…

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  • Kampala, Uganda
  • from 2 weeks
  • Host Family
  • from USD 459
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This amazing program has a significant impact on the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable communities in Uganda. Volunteers are placed at Mukono General Hospital.
 
Mukono hospital provides both outpatient and inpatient (admission) services. There is a surgical theater, where obstetric surgeries such as cesarean Sections and minor…

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  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • from 1 week
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 369
  • Airport Pick Up Included

Gain practical, real-world experience through our Healthcare Program in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, designed for students and early-career healthcare professionals seeking exposure to a resource-limited clinical environment. Volunteers with medical knowledge provide much needed assistance in this environment and all volunteers gain incomparable …

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  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
  • from 2 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 429
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This program has a profound effect on children who are living with HIV/AIDS or who have been orphaned by this devastating disease. These children face hardships in everyday life and discrimination. The program’s aim is to provide a safe environment for these children to be supported and to educate them, and others, on HIV/AIDS. Projects reach…

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  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • from 2 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 559
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This amazing program has a huge impact on the lives of those less fortunate in Cape Town. Most of the medical projects supported by the program are government funded local clinical facilities for people who cannot afford private medical care, and are severely understaffed and underfunded, with a lack of vital resources. Volunteers will…

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  • Delhi, India
  • from 2 weeks
  • Public Hostel
  • from USD 839
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This important project was created with the goal of supplying essential medical treatment to vulnerable residents in India. Participating in a Medical Internship program in India is a highly valuable experience for students studying medicine and/or nursing, as they will get to gain valuable international exposure – often far more in-depth that…

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  • Nairobi, Kenya
  • from 1 week
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 299
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This amazing program will be a wonderful experience for any volunteer in the medical or health field who has medical training and experience. Trained volunteers provide much-needed skills and knowledge to help in the severely under-resourced and under-funded medical system, providing care to people in need. They will work at a busy Nairobi…

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  • Pokhara, Nepal
  • from 2 weeks
  • Host Family
  • from USD 689
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

The mission of this essential program is to assist in the provision of medical care to those in need in Nepal. Facing a multitude of health issues, the people of Nepal are suffering. Volunteer placements on this program are based in a busy city hospital in Pokhara and may also offer the option of attending free Health Camp outreaches in…

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  • Quito, Ecuador
  • from 1 week
  • Host Family
  • from USD 529
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This important project was created with the goal of assisting in the provision of essential medical treatment to vulnerable residents in Quito. In this program volunteers will be based in a large public hospital in Quito, providing free healthcare to local residents. Volunteers shadow and observe doctors and other medical staff to gain an…

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  • Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
  • from 4 weeks
  • Host Family
  • from USD 1019
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This fantastic public health program puts volunteers right in the heart of a Nepalese community where they can help the most. As a developing nation with huge poverty levels and health issues, the purpose of this program is to alleviate these medical problems and support this wonderful community. Based in Kavresthali, on the…

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