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NURSE ELECTIVE IN TANZANIA ZANZIBAR

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Nursing and Nurse Student elective programs are available in our local Tanzania Zanzibar Hospitals. Nursing elective abroad Placements give Nursing and Medical student hand on experience while supervised and trained  by qualified Professional nurses. This Elective program is ideal for all people aged 18 years and above.

 

 

  • Having an unforgettable and rewarding elective experience and an unforgettable cultural experience in Tanzania.
  • Discover the difference that enthusiastic electives make in people’s lives.
  • Discover what this land of unforgettable and diverse cultural experiences has to offer while building understanding and friendship with the locals.
  • Dedicated to us, not for us. We are most impressed with your knowledge and, above all, your desire to help.
  • Visit the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Kilimanjaro and more for an unforgettable wilderness experience.

 

KIVOLEX Medical Placement

Kilimanjaro Volunteers Exposure (which we shorten to KiVolEx), is a electiveing organisation based in Zanzibar, in eastern Tanzania.
We are a non-profit organisation, aimed at improving the lives of all those in need in the local community. Specifically, we work with underprivileged groups such as women and children through providing the needed healthcare and services from our electives. Established to bring Western enthusiasm, expertise and passion to tackling some of the problems which affect the most needy in Tanzania. Our ethos is that you’ll be electiveing with us, not for us. We’re far more interested in your skills and desire to help than your money.

Nursing elective and Medical Volunteering  in Tanzania Zanzibar

Like many other developing countries Tanzania is also face with alot of challenges in Health service provision. Nursing elective being a very important part of medical provision, it has also been affected by these challenges. Despite the Government efforts to provide for the nurses and improving nurse’s working conditions, nurses have still been facing challenges. These challenges include:- Lack of adequate number of nurses to provide adequate services for the needy Tanzanians were by the number of population per nurse ration is very poor, Lack of proper equipment for the nurses to provide services as required, Lack of skilled nurses for service provision, Lack of enough nursing training institutions and the like. These reasons coupled with several others have seen the efforts of the Tanzanian Government fail to provide as required. The Government of Tanzania need the help of all well wisher Volunteers from allover the world to come and supplement these efforts. Its for this reason and several others that we request medical nursing elective electives come to Zanzibar Tanzania and help us in these efforts.
 
Because of the utmost importance of proper healthcare coupled with the fact that most electives cannot communicate directly with patients due to language barriers, electives need to understand that they may not be allowed to take part in some serious medical cases. The doctors are understandably hesitant to allow electives to operate on patients. While a medical elective may be appropriately qualified to do so, the instruments available in Tanzania will probably not be familiar to electives. So, if working on the medical placement electives should not become frustrated if they are not actually conducting surgeries. Volunteers will be observing surgeries, taking blood pressure, administering vaccines, along with a wide range of other medical tasks. 
 
Nursing is core in health care provision in Tanzania. Nurses are the ones doing most of the roles in Tanzania Hospitals, This is due to the fact there are very few qualified medical doctors hence at tomes nurses are forced to do the roles of doctors in Tanzania. Nursing electives are very much need in Tanzania and that is why these nursing elective trips for electives are so special. Our nursing placement in Tanzania has see a lot of nursing trips coming to make difference in the lives of local Tanzanians.
 

Nursing elective abroad is the best way to fulfill the requirement of your nursing course. Taking your nursing elective in Tanzania gives you the very best experience and knowledge future nurses require to have. Tanzanian is a typical developing country and hence offers nursing student elective abroad the very best practicing environment. Our student nurse elective placement has so far been regarded as pivotal in the careers of the past nursing students who joined our program. This nursing elective placement fits nursing students from different background and cultures. Our Nursing elective student Volunteer abroad programs are the best you could find in Tanzania.

What is expected from Nurse Student elective

A nursing elective with us gives you an opportunity for hands on experience in the nursing field under mentorship and supervision in a differentiated and developing healthcare system. 

With the limited resources in a developing country, both infrastructure and human capital, you will have the opportunity for supervised hands on nursing experiences in nursing care and other bedside procedures.

Our programs not only help you improve your nursing skills but also tailored in a such a way that they make you stand out among your peers in clinical skills and knowledge.

 

Roles of Volunteers and Interns

  • Bathe and dress patients
  • Serve meals and help patients eat
  • Take vital signs
  • Turn or reposition patients who are bedridden
  • Collect information about conditions and treatment plans from caregivers, nurses and doctors
  • Provide and empty bedpans
  • Lift patients into beds, wheelchairs, exam tables, etc.
  • Answer patient calls
  • Examine patients for bruises, blood in urine or other injuries/wounds
  • Clean and sanitize patient areas
  • Change bed sheets and restock rooms with necessary supplies

 

 

About Tanzania

With such a perfect location, perched on the edge of the African continent, and facing the Indian Ocean, Tanzania’s weather and climate leaves nothing to be desired. Warm and sunny days are followed by cool and balmy nights, and whether you’re on safari on the Serengeti plains or enjoying the tropical beaches of Zanzibar, the temperatures are always welcoming and gentle.

Location: Situated in East Africa just south of the equator, mainland Tanzania lies between the area of the great lakes—Victoria, Tanganyika, and Malawi (Nyasa)—and the Indian Ocean. It contains a total area of 945,087 sq km (364,900 sq mi), including 59,050 sq km (22,799 sq mi) of inland water. Comparatively, the area occupied by Tanzania is slightly larger than twice the size of the state of California. It is bounded on the North by Uganda and Kenya, on the East by the Indian Ocean, on the South by Mozambique and Malawi, on the South West by Zambia, and on the West by Zaire, Burundi, and Rwanda, with a total boundary length of 4,826 km (2,999 mi), of which 1,424 km (885 mi) is coastline. Tanzania claims part of Lake Malawi, although its internationally recognized boundary is the eastern shore.

Population: 50,483,923 inhabitants

Capital city: Located in the heartland of Tanzania, Dodoma is the nation’s new official political capital and the seat of government in the country. Today Dar es Salaam remains the principal commercial city of Tanzania and the de-facto seat of most government institutions. It is the major seaport for the country and its landlocked neighbors.

Ethnic Groups

Ethnic Groups: Mainland-native Africans constitute 99% of the total population. About 120 peoples have been categorized into 5 ethnic groups distinguishable by their physical characteristics and languages. Approximately 95% of Tanzanians may be roughly classified as Bantu, a comparatively recent blend mainly of Hamitic and Negroid stocks. Tribes range in membership from only a few thousand to the Sukuma tribe, which numbers more than 2 million. Other major tribes include the Nyamwezi, Makonde, Haya, and Chagga. The Luo, east of Lake Victoria, are the only people of Nilotic origin; the Masai of the northern highlands are Nilo-Hamites. A very small number of Bushmen-like people are scattered throughout northern Tanzania, where small tribes of Cushitic origin also live. The inhabitants of Zanzibar and Pemba are chiefly descendants of mainland Africans or are of mixed African and Arab extraction. The remaining 1% of the populace is made up of non-Africans, including Arabs, Asians, and Europeans.

Language

Languages: The official languages of Tanzania are English and Kiswahili. However, some 120 languages are spoken within the borders of Tanzania. The large majority of these (ca. 100) are Bantu languages. The others belong to the language families Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan and (controversially) also Khoesan. A small number are unclassified. Immigrant languages from Europe and Asia can also be found.

Religion

 Religion: Christianity and Islam are the predominant religions of Tanzania. About 40-45% of the population practice Christianity, about 35-40% practice Islam. The rest of the population adheres to traditional beliefs, most of which centre around ancestor worship and nature-based animism. Most Christians live on the mainland, where missionary stations and schools reach deep into the continent. Islam is the major religion of the coastal areas but is also practiced further inland along the old caravan routes.

 

Requirements to Volunteer
To participate in the program, you must be at least 18 years old on the day the program begins. You can be forgiven if you have permission from your legal guardian or if you are accompanied by a parent.

Language skills: Speak English (beginner Level)

Educational Requirements Secondary school education in any field

Required documents Resume, copies of certificates and related documents

There are no citizenship restrictions. We welcome support from all over the world.

Promise Time We need your help Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 am.

Prices for a Nurse elective program Zanzibar include:

Facilitation of elective placement – planning and monitoring of graduate programs
Pre-arrival support and project / training preparation
Airport transportation
Orientation (usually starting Monday)
Accommodation (Breakfast and Dinner)
Housekeeping
Daily face-to-face communication with internal coordinators

Exclude the following

Donate $ 150 for Project donation
Airport transfer at departure (on request)
VISA Standards and PERMITS

We are very Flexible, Volunteers can arrive at any date


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