Projects Abroad | Healthcare

Ghana: Public Health Professional Placement

Accra, Ghana

Description

Location: Accra, Ghana

Duration: Minimum 4 weeks, maximum 6 months commitment

Start Dates: Project is on-going, and you can join at any time, depending upon availability

Cost: $2,450 USD  project fee for the first  4 weeks + $600 per each week thereafter – see ‘Costs’ tab for further details

Benefits:

  • Mentor and help with the training of peer educators
  • Serve as community field officers
  • Provide assistance to the local community-based organizations to educate
    communities and curb the spread of HIV-AIDS
  • Help in designing and implementing projects to deal with HIV in various ways that
    range from the use of ICT, mobile health, training of health professionals to conducting surveys and research
  • Keywords: hiv awareness, training and education, community development
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Introduction

Ghana is often held up as an example of African democracy and development, and in HIV/AIDS awareness the same holds true. The current adult HIV/AIDS prevalence is around 1.32 per cent and currently considered stable. Yet almost quarter of a million people continue to suffer from the disease. Fear and stigmatisation of HIV-positive people hinders prevention and treatment programmes. By taking part in this Public Health Internship, you can work towards spreading awareness concerning this plight.

Our Ghanaian NGO partner needs you to help with:

  • Mentor and help with the training of peer educators,
  • Serve as community field officers and
  • Provide assistance to the local community-based organisations to educate communities and curb the spread of HIV-AIDS.

Help to design and implement projects to deal with HIV in various ways that range from use of ICT, mobile health, training of health professionals to conduct surveys and research.This placement is ideal for people interested in public health, HIV/AIDS education and awareness-raising and community empowerment. You will work on a variety of HIV/AIDS projects that aim to:

  • Contribute to the reduction in HIV transmission amongst the general population via training and working with peer educators
  • Educate and screen groups that indulge in risky behaviours, which drive the HIV epidemic.
  • Implement behaviour change interventions in various regions/districts in Ghana
  • Help reduce the stigma associated with AIDS through various interventions
  • Assist in medical outreach programs
  • Assist in the designing of field data collection tools and how to use such data tools
  • Assist the organisation in preparing proposals

Communities which will be targeted include commercial sex workers, MSM long distance drivers, women of child bearing age, pregnant women, PLHIVs, in and out of school youth, etc.

Daily Life

You will be working hand in hand with various staff members as well as with various community members and smaller community based organisations. You will have the opportunity to work in various aspects of projects which allow for you to gain invaluable knowledge pertaining to HIV/AIDs in Ghana.

You will also have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrant Ghanaian culture. Learning the local language, enjoying the home-cooked food of villages and towns around Ghana, taking part in various African cultural performances like African dancing, drumming, pottery or weaving is possible which will all add up to a unique and memorable intern experience. Various activities, tours, and expeditions around Ghana can easily be arranged, either by us or by yourself, before or after your placement. These things will be discussed in more detail when you arrive.

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Travel & Accom.

You will be met at Accra international airport by a project representative and taken to the Project HQ in central Accra. You will be provided a 1 day orientation. You will then be taken directly to your project location to begin your placement.

Accommodation is with a host family or in a guesthouse, where at both locations, you will have your own room. When placed with a host family your will eat your meals (prepared by host family) with the host family. If placed in a guesthouse, you will prepare your own meals. Guesthouses and host family residences have been carefully inspected and selected by our management staff to ensure your safety and comfort.

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Requirements

  • Min. age 18
  • Min. 4 weeks commitment
  • Reasonable physical fitness and able to work in a hot climate
  • Motivation and enthusiasm to work on infectious disease projects focusing on HIV/AIDS related issues
  • Adventurous, flexible, a good communicator, & culturally sensitive
  • Good spoken English
  • Full travel & medical insurance
  • Necessary vaccinations, flights & visas.
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Costs

$2,450 USD  project fee for the initial  4 weeks + $600 per each week thereafter.

$2,850 USD for the first month if you choose the Homestay option.

* All payments incur a 5% bank transfer fee
** Placement is confirmed with a 1 month deposit

What’s Included:

Project Fee includes;

  • Letter needed for visa
  • Airport pickup & drop off
  • Accommodation
  • 24/7  in-country support
  • Worksite assignment
  • Transportation to/from official projects and events
  • Certificate of Completion

If you wish to stay with the host family, food is included but will cost an additional $300 per month.

What’s not included:
  • Airfare to Ghana
  • Transportation to and from your regular assigned worksite (public transportation is very affordable)
  • Visa/Passport fees
  • Immunizations fees (Yellow Fever is required prior to visa issuance)
  • Malaria Prophylaxis (Not required but recommended)
  • Health Insurance
  • University courses
  • Weekend Entertainment
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Past Participants Say

Isabella Anokye
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"My decision to pursue an internship in Ghana during my Masters in public health came from different reasons. Firstly, I was born and raised in Ghana till the age of 12 and moved to Denmark after that. I have always wanted to work with the health sector once I have finished my degree and gained some experience. While searching for a potential NGO I...
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Alexandria Lenfestey
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  "I had been looking for a public health internship this summer, and I was able to find an internship at the West African AIDS Foundation and International Health Care Center in Ghana through Global Nomadic. Being an undergraduate interested in medicine and preventative health, this internship had been exactly what I was looking for and I ...
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Kate C.
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Entry #1 My decision to pursue a Global Public Health Internship with the West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAA F) and International Healthcare Center (IHCC) in Accra, Ghana via Global Nomadic emerged for various reasons. To begin, during my undergraduate education at the College of Charleston, I majored in Public Health, and minored in Women’s and G...
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Hembadoon Patience Kartyo
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27th April - Orientation Week I arrived late in Ghana on the 11th of April 2016 by 8pm. it was only until the next day a staff took me to WAAF where I was introduced to the staff. A handbook was given to me to know more about the organization when it was established, and her accomplishments thus far. Also, what is expected of me as an intern. ...
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