International Volunteer Organizations and Educational Institutes

                                                                                                        Focus on Traditional/Integrative/Natural Medicine

                   
Table of Contents & Alphabetical listing of Organizations by Section

More detailed listing following table of contents, list is divided into six categories

• PLEASE contact me for updates or changes

• Category 1. Natural Medicine
• Category 2. Conventional Medical Volunteer Organizations
• Category 3. Medical Missions

Category 1. Natural Medicine  1)Abba Light Foundation Website:  http://www.abhalight.org/ Excerpt: Abha Light is concerned with improving and maintaining the health of the people using homeopathy and complementary medicines, alternative medicines and health practices through homeopathic and natural medicine mobile and permanent health clinics, health training programs, schools of homeopathy and complementary medicines and natural therapies. Programs & Costs: Volunteers have the opportunity to rotate amongst different project sites in Kenya including the slums of Nairobi, and various sites around the city on mobile clinics. Volunteers pay for the project as a set fee. The fees will cover your complete stay in Kenya with regards to the Abha Light projects. First 4 weeks: US$ 800; or 6 weeks US$ 900. Consequent months: US$ 500 The fee includes: travel and accommodation to the mobile or permanent village clinics, room and board support to the project. You will be responsible for: your own flight, email, post, newspapers, etc. any "extras" you want by way of luxury food, etc tourist safaris or other side trips, travel and health insurance. Contact:  Abha Light Foundation, PO Box 471-00606, Nairobi, Kenya Phone: (+254 20) 4450181  Cell phones (+254) 733-895466 / 0723-869133  Email: info@abhalight.org 2)Acupuncturists Without Borders Website: http://www.acuwithoutborders.org/ Excerpt: Acupuncturists Without Borders (AWB) is devoted to bringing compassionate and effective relief and recovery to underserved communities affected by disaster, war, conflict and poverty around the world. Utilizing community acupuncture, and working through local alliances, our initial presence in an area is devoted to overcoming the immediate effects of trauma. In some cases where the situation is not acute, but the need is great, we will develop longer term training programs for local professionals in basic acupuncture. Program & Costs: Acupuncturists who are interested in volunteering need to meet specific criteria. Volunteers will treat people in a community acupuncture setting. Teams for New Orleans service will go for two weeks. Team participants must arrive on the same day. If you are interested in engaging in other volunteer positions please see our Volunteer Opportunities area. Acupuncturists or students who are interested in volunteering on the ground in New Orleans or with the Iraq Veteran's Project should visit our Volunteer Information page. AWB is growing rapidly! If you are interested in offering your time services or skills to Acupuncturists Without Borders or in organizing an AWB fundraiser in your area please send us an email. Volunteers pay for their round-trip airfare and other incidental expenses. If you need assistance with airfare specifically please contact us. Rooms are provided by AWB. Volunteers will be staying at donated hotel accommodations. AWB will provide for food as much as possible, but volunteers should come prepared to pay for a large portion of this expense. Note - please note that many volunteers have been able to raise money to cover expenses; we can help you with that process Contact: National Office: Acupuncturists Without Borders, 37 Kelly Lynn Drive, Sandia Park, NM 87047                                                                                                          Phone: 505-991-0112      Email: Info@AcuWithoutBorders.org 3)under construction 4)Amigos de Las Americas Website: http://www.amigoslink.org/ Excerpt: Volunteers in the Community Nutrition program will collaborate with the Secretariat of Health, Un Kilo de Ayuda and Puente a la Salud to improve community nutrition. Programs & Costs: Utilizing their program guide and additional materials provided by our partner agencies, volunteers will plan and implement house to house cooking demonstrations and give amaranth cooking/planting demonstrations. Volunteers will also work with children and young people to learn about nutrition and realize community based projects such as building community gardens and stoves or building and repairing community kitchens. (Note: College-age volunteers only with conversational Spanish preferred). $3850 for summer program (includes airfare from the US gateway city) Contact: Amigos de las Américas 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057 Phone: 713-782-5290 or  1-800-231-7796  Fax: 713-782-9267 Email: info@amigoslink.org 5)Anamed International - Action for Natural Medicine Website:  http://www.anamed.net/ Excerpt:  anamed helps communities and health centers in the Tropics to become more self-reliant in preventing and treating the most common diseases and health complaints by utilizing and developing their own locally available resources. In this way, in even the poorest communities, many lives can be saved, and health centers can become less dependent on imported medicines. anamed is a small but very active charitable organization based in south-west Germany. Programs & Costs: We invite you to work together with us to enable people living in the Tropics to become more self-reliant in preventing and treating the most common diseases and health complaints, by utilizing and developing their own locally available resources. The work of anamed is inspired by the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, and is therefore rooted strongly in the Christian Faith. In the same way that Jesus healed all people, irrespective of their background, anamed seminars are open to people of all Faiths and none.  We often work with students. Contact: Aktion für natürliche Medizin , Schafweide 77, 71364 Winnenden, Germany Phone:  +49 7195 74572  Email: Enquiries in English: anamed@t-online.de  or enquiries in German or French: anamedhmh@yahoo.de 6)Casa Clinica de Mujer Website:  http://www.mardejade.com/medical.htm Excerpt:  This volunteer/medical student elective program is based at Casa Clinica Convivencia Campesina, a small, community based, non-governmental (NGO) primary care center. Founded by Mar de Jade staff in the nearby farming town of Las Veras, the clinic has been in operation since 1983. It is a small, walk in clinic that serves low income and uninsured patients throughout the area. It serves from 10 to 30 patients per day. We welcome students, and professionals from the varied fields of health care who are seeking to learn or share primary care diagnostic experience. This includes students or licensed allopathic practitioners as well as homeopaths, osteopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists, rehab therapists and others. The rural Mexican population accepts allopathic treatment modalities, yet eagerly seeks alternative approaches that have similarities with the local traditions of healing. Program & Costs: programs are 2 weeks long.  Guests who are not fluent take Spanish classes and study Medical Spanish, as well as volunteer in the clinic around 16 hours a week. You may stay for longer than 2 weeks if you wish.  The cost of your additional weeks will be prorated based on what you paid for two weeks. Cost is $1050 + 10% room tax & 5% minimum gratuity. This includes 14 nights lodging and three buffet meals per day, plus transportation to and from volunteer site. Contact: Casa Clinica de la Mujer, Campesina A.P. 81, Las Varas, Nayarit, Mexico 63715 or Mar De Jade, PMB 078-344, 827 Union Pacific, Laredo, Texas, 78045-9452 Phone: 1-800-257-0532 (US), 1-800-505-8005 (Mexico)      Fax: (322) 222-1171 Email: info@mardejade.com 7)Center for International Service Learning (ISL) Website: www.ISLonline.org Excerpt: This team program presents a unique and exciting opportunity for students to experience medical/dental/veterinary clinical work first hand in the challenging context of both "outback" and urban Central America and Mexico. Programs & Cost: Independent study possibilities are as extensive as the creativity of the students.  Our staff can, however, offer opportunities and resources especially in the following areas:  1.Natural Medicine.  The history/use of natural medicines and their collection and classification provides not only an interesting academic project but also an opportunity to become involved with local growers and "curanderos" or "spiritual healers".  2. Women's' Health Issues in Latino Culture.  Cultural traditions often deny women in Hispanic culture full access to medical resources.  Explore this problem through both interview and study of relevant institutions.  3. The Role of Myth, Legend, and Religious Beliefs in the practice of medicine in the Two-Thirds World.  Medical/dental practitioners in the "Developed World" are often baffled by the continued preference many people in the Two-Thirds World give to healing practices based on religious beliefs and "superstitions." Check website for more options. Cost ranges from $985 - $1,985 depending on the program. Contact: ISL Processing Center, 5813 Ralston Ave., Kansas City, MO, 64133-3447 Phone: 816-767-0481    Fax: 816-313-0671  Email: info@ISLonline.org 8)Child Family Health International (CFHI) Website: www.cfhi.org Excerpt: The 'Introduction to Traditional Medicine' program gives students the opportunity to learn about the traditional and indigenous systems of medicine in India. Participants will study the philosophies behind Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Homeopathy, and Reiki. In addition to learning about traditional medicine, students will observe how these practices may interact with allopathic methods (aka Western medicine) and gain an understanding of the importance of cross-cultural competency in diagnosing patients who may be receiving a combination of modern and traditional treatments. Programs & Costs: Students will travel through three locations during the duration of the program; two weeks will be spent in the capital city of Dehra Dun, Students will then spend one week in the hill town of Rishikesh. The last week will be spent in Than Gaon, a rural village. Traveling through multiple towns means that students will be able to experience a variety of sites in their clinical rotations, from a primary care clinic in a rural village to the tertiary care hospital run by the state government. Students will gain first -hand experience in methods of diagnosis and treatment as they work with clinical practitioners who use Ayurveda, Naturopathy, Homeopathy and Allopathy. Clinical immersion will be supplemented with daily yoga classes and lectures and workshops on traditional medicine. Many other programs including: Andean Health in Quito, Ecuador, Reproductive Health in Quito, Ecuador, Tropical Medicine on the coast of Mexico, Infections Disease in Mumbai, India, Healthcare Challenges in South Africa, Pediatric Health in La Paz Bolivia, HIV/AIDS and Healthcare in Durban, South Africa, Cultural Crossroads in Health in Oaxaca, Mexico, Rural Himalayan Rotation, India. This program is registered with CCNM for preceptoring hours. Costs for the Traditional Medicine Program are: $1885. Check the website for the prices for the other programs offered. Contact:  Child Family Health International, 995 Market Street, Suite 1104, San Francisco, CA. 94103 Phone: 415-957-9000    Fax: 415-840-0486      General inquires: info@cfhi.org International Program Inquires: students@cfhi.org 9)Children's Cross Connection International Website: www.cccinternational.org Excerpt: Our organization provides both primary medical and dental care to rural areas of Ethiopia and El Salvador through mobile medical dental teams as well as surgical support for long term teaching projects within developing countries. These currently include pediatric and adolescent cardiac surgery, spine and orthopedic surgery and kidney transplant projects. Programs & Costs: For each project there are generally two teaching teams (counterpart training) who rotate for one week to two-week tours every 6 months for approximately 5 years or until the project is felt to be self sufficient. Naturopathic Practitioner -may not practice unless licensed in U.S. but can provide support in area of nutrition etc. Nursing Student -may accompany licensed nursing supervisor or act in the capacity of support personnel. Medical Students may not practice medicine until licensed but may act as support in area of pharmacy etc. Prices vary depending on project, please contact the organization for further information. Contact: Children's Cross Connection International, 220 Avon Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia USA, 30215  Phone: 770-716-1926 (office) or  404-992-7182 (cell)  Fax: 770-716-1927      Email: info@ChildrensCross.org 10)Earthwatch International Website: http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/balaji.html Excerpt: Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization that brings science to life for people concerned about the Earth's future. Founded in 1971, Earthwatch supports scientific field research by offering volunteers the opportunity to join research teams around the world. This unique model is creating a systematic change in how the public views science and its role in environmental sustainability Program & Costs: There are a hundreds of projects going on relating to everything from traditional medicine, environmental issues, ecology and wildlife to sustainable agriculture. Projects range from US$500 to US$4,600 per person excluding travel to and from the rendezvous. The price of each project, which we call your contribution, covers your food, accommodation, on-site travel (not airfare), emergency medical and medical evacuation insurance, and all of the various costs of field research (field permits, equipment, etc.). Contact: Earthwatch International, 3 Clock Tower Place, Suite 100, Box 75, Maynard, MA, 01754, U.S.A Toll-free Phone (US/Can): 1-800-776-0188, Fax (978) 461-2332  Email: Go to website to email organization 11)Everest House of Kent Adult Family Home Website: http://arthurhrin.pages.web.com/id9.html Excerpt: In Nepal a low-tech teaching hospital can be build for much less than a similar facility in America. The plan calls for us to use Western medical professionals to share their knowledge with Nepalese people working in our project. Of course, at this time we have no one working so part of our first arrivals activities will be to work with our local people (currently family members from my wife's family) recruiting a staff for us from the surrounding areas. We have an objective and now need as much help and insight as we can get from others who are closer to the practical aspects of the teaching and learning medicine then writing their findings for journals. Programs & Costs:  IF YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS, WE NEED YOU! This is true ground floor work with long term benefits for the entire world as well as the economy and people of Nepal. Contact: Everest House of Kent Adult Family Home, 28009 118th Ave SE, Kent, WA 98031 Phone: 253-631-6552    Phone in Kathmandu: 011-977-1-435-7480      Email: hrin@speakeasy.org 12)Foundation for Integrated Medicine in Africa Website: www.fimafrica.org Excerpt: The goal of Organized Medicine Foundation is to provide integrated health to impoverished communities. The organization works in small communities to treat diseases and impart knowledge using homeopathy, acupuncture and Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy, counseling, diet, nutrition, and other naturopathic modalities.  We want to educate local doctors and health care workers on integrative health, so both western/scientific medicine and holistic modalities used in a way that is most appropriate for patients. Our volunteers not only see diverse range of diseases, but they also have a chance to educate local practitioners with their skills. As a bonus, they also learn from seasoned practitioners who have been in the field of tropical medicine. This is an excellent way to earn continuing education value, deepen your clinical skills by working as a team with other practitioners, and also enrich your cultural experience as you immerse yourself into a diverse and warm culture. Projects & Costs: The next group of naturopathic physicians will be taken by Dr. Ameet Aggarwal in a group maximum of 6 people. Practitioners are encouraged to apply soon to ensure proper preparations are made for you on this trip. Excursions will include clinical rotations, follow ups, some cultural exposure to the coastal area of Kenya and likely observation time in surgery with a local community hospital. We likely will see some wildlife, depending on weather and group agreement. Please email ameet@fimafrica.org to discuss your trip. Expenses for food, basic accommodation, travelling and organizational fees, including support towards continuing the project will be approximately $1800.00CDN for 1 month. Airline tickets should cost you between $1600 to around $2000. If you can bring extra medical supplies with you, that would be really helpful, including homeopathics, vitamins, etc. Contacts: Dr. Ameet Aggarwal, ND Executive Director, Organized Medicine Foundation (OMF-NMRF), 3125-113A St. Edmonton, AB T6J 3V3 Canada Phone: 1-778-829 9811  or  1 -778-238-7499            Email: ameet@fimafrica.org In Kenya: P.O.Box 275, Nanyuki, Kenya        Phone: +1 (254) 727 701002 13)Fountain of Life Women's Organization Website: There is no website. It is a little difficult from Rwanda. Excerpt: This is an opportunity for a Naturopath, or a Chinese Medical Doctor who is willing to help start up a project in Rwanda. The local desire and need is there, they just need some help implementing the project. Project & Costs: The type of medicine which can help our organization is Chinese medicine, and we are open to other opportunities. Our organization is assisting women: widows, orphans, prostitutes and HIV/AIDS victims. We have a plot where we want to build a clinic so this hopefully can stimulate you to come as we can exploit this together. We are situated between Burundi, Kinshasa, Congo, Uganda and Tanzania another point which can stimulate you because if you are really firm in what you wish to do with us we shall get clients from those ends. A volunteer fee has to be paid in order to show our Government that we are in contact with someone who is able to continue to help. Contact:  Esther Mukamurera, Fountain of Life Womens Organization - Isoko y'Ubugingo, BP 2526, C/O Eglise VIvante au Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda              Email: mukamurerae@yahoo.com We have a representative in the USA; he is one who can cater for Canada as well. He will send you our brochure on request.  14)Ghana Homeopathy Project Website: www.ghana-homeopathy.divinemoon.com Excerpt: This work promises to ease the suffering of thousands. A small amount can go a long way in Ghana. Your contribution will make a big difference to people's lives. The conditions are ripe in Ghana for Homeopathy to grow and become a well- established system of medicine, which could ease the suffering of thousands. If you have knowledge, skills or ideas to share that can help, please contact us. Project: Our clinic in Accra is intended to be a multidisciplinary integrated health center although we are concentrating on homeopathy and massage at present. Our project is relatively new so we are not yet ready for many volunteers, but the right person and the right time would be great. We hope to be prepared for more volunteers from September 07. Contact: Linda Shannon, Ghana Homeopathy Project, 45 Straits, Portland, Dorset, UK, DT5 1HG Phone: 01305 824 996 or 0044-1305-826068  Email: linda@divinemoon.com 15)Guatemala Acupuncture and Medical Aid Project (GUAMAP) Website: http://www.guamap.org/ Excerpt: Volunteering in Guatemala is a wonderful opportunity to share Chinese medicine with people who are very much in need. It is also a rich opportunity for an acupuncturist to see and treat conditions they normally do not see in their private practice. For acupuncturists, the experience shares similarities with a barefoot doctor approach to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) providing a challenging and rewarding application of skills. Program & Costs: GUAMAP sends Spanish-speaking acupuncturists and other health care volunteers equipped with a full range of medicines, needles, teaching tools and treatment supplies to selected villages in northern Guatemala. Responsible for flight, contact organization for other costs involved. Contact:  Guatemala, Acupuncture and Medical Aid Project (GUAMAP) Phone: 520-623-6620 Fax: 520-624-0736              Email: guamap@guamap.org 16)Health Bridges International, Inc Website: http://www.hbint.org Excerpt: Health Bridges International facilitates sustainable improvements in people's health through collaboration with established resources. HBI exists to build bridges in order to provide for the most critical needs of people living in impoverished and underserved areas. We do this by: Creating community alliances, Building relationships with other Non-Governmental Organizations and local partners, Supporting professional development of in-country healthcare and social service providers, Meeting the basic needs of communities and individuals living in poverty Program & Costs: The approximate cost of the 8 day trip is $1700-$1800 per person-includes airfare, room & board, in country transportation, organizational fee) (Please note: the extended trip - which includes 8 days of clinic in Arequipa - is approximately an additional $600 and returns to the U.S. June 30). All costs shown are approximate and will fluctuate mainly based on the number of people in the group, and airfare. Contact: Health Bridge International, Inc, PO Box 8813, Portland, Oregon, 97207, US Phone: 503-720-4701                Email: info@hbint.org 17)Health for Every Living Person Foundation Website: www.thehelpfoundation.ca Excerpt:  H.E.L.P. Foundation's mission is to provide integrated healthcare services to people living in developing countries, victims of natural disaster, war and civil unrest regardless of race, religion or creed.  HELP Foundation designs, develops, and maintains integrated medical clinics and teams capable of delivering quality medical care to respond immediately with medical relief, and continue its support as long as there is a need. Program & Costs:  In 2006 and 2007, we have been sending doctors (ND's and MD's) and dentists for 2-4 week excursions to provide much needed medical and dental attention, which will continue in 2008.  Doctors and dentists that volunteer will have a Thai MD or DDS accompany them throughout their work-term, so as to comply with Thai Law for Foreign doctors and dentists.  Please note that volunteers are now responsible for raising their own funds to have the privilege of working in this remote tropical paradise, doing this incredibly fulfilling work. Starting January of 2009 we will be sending a doctor to the clinic for a full year term.  The full-time doctor (must have current Full Prescriptive Authority License) will be paid a small stipend that will cover basic costs while in Thailand, and will be trained by the HELP Foundation's medical team in our Disaster Medical Management Program.  Also starting in January of 2009, we will send our first "Medical Brigade" which will be made up of 4-6 medical students and doctors that will spend 10 days on Kho Khao.  All brigade volunteers will have to go through the HELP Foundation's Disaster Medical Management Program prior to embarking on their journey.  The volunteers on the brigades are responsible for raising money and supplies to make their trips possible.  Contact:  The Health for Every Living Person Foundation (H.E.L.P.), #202-23242 Mavis Avenue, Fort Langley, B.C., Canada, V1M 2R4                Phone:  604-888-8325                Fax: 604-888-8365 Email: If interested in volunteering please send a cover letter and resume to Executive Director Marilyn Lawrie: mlawrie@integratedhealthclinic.com for the application package *Physicians must send in their completed Volunteer Application Package a minimum of 60 days prior to their departure date, and dentists must give a minimum of 45 days.  All applications will be reviewed and accepted by both the H.E.L.P. Foundation as well as the PPPHO 18)Helping Hands Health Education Website: http://www.helpinghandsusa.org Excerpt: Helping Hands Health Education is a non-profit organization registered under 501(c)(3) status in 1992, with the main objective of bringing low cost quality medical relief services to people in rural villages of Nepal through the help of Western medical and non-medical volunteers. Programs & Costs: It provides volunteering opportunities for medical professionals, medical students, non medical volunteers, and NDs to serve in Nepal. Initially, the organization began providing medical services to the rural and poor people of Nepal. With time, it has expanded its services to education sector and thus welcomes non-medical volunteers to teach at the village school. Total Cost for Medical Professionals and other volunteers $4,499 US Total Cost for Medical Students only $ 3,499 US. Cost includes round trip airfare from Los Angeles to Kathmandu, visa charges, Bangkok overnight expenses, Kathmandu clinic lodging fees including food, Kathmandu ground transportation, communication fees includes limited e-mail use, local phone and fax calls, Nepal domestic transport within the first month, administration fee. Optional 12 day trek includes food, guide/s, porters, trekking & permit fees. The option not to trek does not constitute grounds for any refund of fees paid to Helping Hands. Contact: Helping Hands Health Education, 948 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302, USA  Phone: 303-448 1811  Fax: 303-440 7328, Toll Free No: 1-888-241-0710 Email: helpinghands@sannr.com 19)Herbalists Without Borders Website: http://www.herbalistswithoutborders.org/ Excerpt: Herbalists Without Borders is an international network of herbalists and members of the herbal products business community, traditional healers, students, farmers and farming organizations, consultants, health care workers, and others interested in the role of plants in primary health care, trade, and ecological restoration. Recognizing that a majority of people in the world today live in poverty and do not have access to conventional medical care, we are particularly interested in how information and access to plant medicines can be made more broadly available. Our organization operates through local chapters in both developed and developing nations, whereby the sharing of resources and cross-cultural exchange of information, volunteer service, new ideas, and opportunities for development and support of fair trade in botanical materials and herbal products may be facilitated in new and dynamic ways. We believe in the protection of traditional healers' intellectual property rights, in the preservation of traditional knowledge, and in the fundamental human right to be healed by natural means and by common sense. We invite you to join us as we come together to seek common ground and to bring healing to those who are in need. Projects & Costs: Herbalists Without Borders offers a variety of travel opportunities and settings for volunteering in the U.S. and abroad.  We encourage our members to engage in fundraising work beyond the costs of travel, to help support the great work being conducted by overseas hosting organizations and by HWB chapters who receive tour groups and volunteers.  Even small donations can make a great deal of difference in the lives of people who do not have sufficient resources. Contact: Herbalists Without Borders, 153 South Allen Street, State College, Pennsylvania 16801, USA Email: info@herbalistswithoutborders.org 20)Homeopaths Without Borders Website: http://www.homeopathswithoutborders-na.org/ Excerpt: Homeopaths Without Borders is a 501c3 charitable organization. Programs & Costs: Volunteers - please send your resume to the same address along with the skills you feel you can provide. Programs and costs will depend on what projects are going on and where they are located as they vary. Contact:  Homeopaths Without Borders, c/o Joe Lillard, 33 Fairfax Street, Berkeley Springs, WV 25411  Phone: 1-800-336-1695  or    304-258-2541            Email: joelillard@homeopathyworks.com 21)International Institute of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Website:  http://www.iiacm.kabissa.org Excerpt: International Institute of Alternative and Complementing Medicine is an international organization dedicated to revive the traditional systems of medicine in the light of modern Science. It conducts continuous research on traditional systems of medicine qualities, carries out clinical trials of traditional medicine, manufacture Natural medicines with international quality standards, offer training opportunities on various traditional / ancient healing systems and to offer treatment to those affected by various diseases. It is headquartered in Uganda and has membership in Africa, Europe, Caribbean, Asia and U.S.A Programs & Costs: IIACM performs training of which culminate in awarding Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees, Doctorate and Post Doctoral Degrees. Courses include Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Batch Flower Remedies, Magnetic Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Acupuncture and Acupressure, Unani-Medicine, J.N. Diagnosis, Hospital Management, African Medicine, Dream Analysis and Interpretation, Therapeutic Music, Dance Therapy, Nutritional Therapy, Osteopathy, Massage Therapy, First Aid, Hydrotherapy, Reiki, Ayurvedic Medicine, Herbology, Herbal Cosmetology, Western Medicine, Mysticism, Meditation Numerology, Palmistry, Sexology, Herbal Gardening, Shiatsu, Chiropractic Therapy, Reflexology, Physiotherapy, Tibetan Medicine, Spiritual Healing, Massage, Aromatherapy, Palmistry, Numerology, Hypnotism. Contact:  Dr. Jjuuko Ndawula. Physical Address: Kireka, on the Road to ADRA ppposite the Church of Uganda Primary School or Busabala Kigo Prisons Road, Wakiso District, Postal Address: P.O. Box 2858, Kampala, Uganda Tel: 077-637735        Mob: 071-840305            Fax: +256-41-251021      Email:  bajjajja@excite.com 22)Ladakh School of Tibetan Medicine  and other General Information Excerpt: The Ladakh School of Tibetan Medicine, Ladakh, India, may be contacted by writing directly to the school. For comprehensive info on Tibetan medicine related matters go to http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/medicine.htm. In nearby Dharmsala, Men-Tsee-Khang is a teaching clinic providing traditional Tibetan medical care. Teaching includes identification, gathering, and preparing ingredients for hundreds of different medicines, diagnosing and treatment. Students number over 50. Tibetan refugees as well as non-Tibetans receive treatment. Men-Tsee-Khang is located in Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala, 176215 District Kangra (H.P.) India; info@tibetan-medicine.org. Medicinal gathering and farming are integral to amchi training. The International Society for Ecology and Culture sponsors of the Ladakh Project, headed by Helena Norberg-Hodge, gives people of all nationalities the opportunity to live and work with Ladakhi people one or more months during the growing season: www.isec.org.uk. The Tibetan Plateau Project was launched to protect and conserve the practice of Tibetan medicine and assist local communities in developing income-generating projects using medicinal plants. TTP promotes the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable development: Collecting information on endangered species used in Tibetan medicine. Compiling reference materials on experts and programs focusing on medicinal plant conservation in the Tibetan Plateau region. Facilitating the exchange of information on the links between medicinal plant conservation and Tibetan medicine. www.earthisland.org/ttp/tppframes.htm. Contact: Go to the website directly for contact information, and specific project information. 23)Ladakh Society for Traditional Medicine Website: http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/0409/volunteer_and_study_in_ladakh_india.shtml Excerpt: …the area is also home to a form of traditional medicine called "Amchi," a close affiliate of Tibetan medicine, and there are opportunities to experience and learn more about this alternative medicine which is gaining worldwide popularity and attention. Closely related to Tibetan Buddhism, this prevention-oriented medicine captures the whole person by seeing general imbalances as opposed to individual problems. Many organizations have arisen to staunch the dissipation of these ancient traditions in an increasingly westernized population. Programs & Costs:  Sojourn Asia sponsors a comprehensive study tour of Ladakh focusing on Tibetan medicine and herbal medicine research. Contact organization directly for associated costs as they vary. Contact:  NOMAD is an organization founded by a French anthropologist where anthropologists from around the world come to study local amchis. The local NOMAD contact is the Goba Guest House in Ley, Ladakh, (J&K) India; Tel. 011-91-198225153; www.nomadrsi.org. A NOMAD affiliate is Ladakh Society for Traditional Medicines, Rizong Labrang, P.O. Box No. 97, Leh, 194101, Ladakh (J&K), India          Tel. 011 91 1982 251537 Or contact Nomad RSI, 36 rue Bernard Mulé, 31400 Toulouse, France,                                    Phone: 011-33-5-61-80-72-13 fax. 011-33-5-61-80-27-82        Email: nomadfrance@yahoo.fr 24)Mother Om Mission (MOM) Website: http://www.motherom.org/home.html Excerpt: Mother Om Mission (MOM) is a charitable, non-governmental organization founded by Sri. Swamini Mayatitananda - a pioneer in the field of holistic health care and whole life education for the individual, family, and community. In recent months, MOM has been mobilizing an international sustaining health and wellness force. MOM has successfully established its first working model in the Caribbean, Latino and Asian communities in New York. MOM's programs are sponsored by the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda and are dedicated to the teachings of holistic health education and restoration and preservation of wholesome community life ways. Programs & Cost: What volunteer can do- Establishing a safe and secured space for community members to gather for MOM's classes. Training a team of community volunteers in Ayurveda (Wise Earth's Inner Medicine Health and Self Care education) to become MOM's instructors and apprentices. Preparing educational materials, training manuals, and instructors' workbooks. Mentoring instructors to cultivate strong leadership skills within the community. Implementing props for learning. Implementing props for learning. Educating the community in wholesome life ways' approach through articles and columns in local journals. Facilitating community educational field trips to organic farms, and health food stores. Advertising and circulating MOM's brochures and flyers. Mobilizing community programs for maximum reach. Partnership with other community grassroots groups. Cost not available because there is no set program, contact organization for more information. Contact: Mother Om Mission, New York Office, 4255 Seton Avenue, Bronx, New York Phone: 347-275-8710 or    North Carolina office: 828-258-9999        E-mail: mom@wisearth.org 25)National Hospital of Traditional Medicine (NHTM) Website:    http://www.yhcotruyentw.org.vn/gioithieuchung.php?lang=en Excerpt:  The National Hospital of Traditional Medicine (NHTM), is a world-renowned World Health Organization collaborating centre for integrative medicine in the Western Pacific Region. Located in Hanoi, Vietnam, the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine is the largest establishment for treatment, research, and training in traditional medicine in Vietnam, combining Eastern philosophy and treatment with the diagnostics and precision of Western medicine. With a long history of training practitioners, physicians and medical students in Vietnam, Sweden, Germany, India, United States and now Canada, the NHTM is pleased to welcome naturopathic students and physicians to NHTM in Hanoi, Vietnam to further their studies in Asian medicine and play an integral role in the exchange of information, clinical skills, treatment protocols and naturopathic and Asian medical philosophy. Program & Costs:  Training programs at NHTM are individually designed to suit each student's learning objectives and duration of study.  Students and practitioners are trained directly from experts in the field of traditional Chinese medicine including respectable professors, PhDs, and doctors from multiple hospital departments and specialties. Cost will also vary depending on duration and format of study but start at approximately $800 USD for 4 weeks.  Instruction is conducted in English or Vietnamese (with an English translator). Contact:  National Hospital of Trad'l Medicine in Hanoi Vietnam, Address: 29    Nguy?n B?nh Khiêm, Hanoi, Vietnam Dr. D??ng ??c Ph?m (Department of Internal Medicine and international training) Phone: 826 3662 or 574 1267    Cell phone: 0913032788          Email: phduongyhct@yahoo.com 26)National Institute of Naturopathy Website: http://punenin.org/index.htm Excerpt: National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) is located at historical place called "Bapu Bhavan" which is situated in Pune, India. "Bapu Bhavan" is named after Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, who had made this Institution his home and used to stay here whenever he was in Pune from the year 1934. Program & Costs: BNYS stands for Bachelor in Naturopathy & Yogic Sciences. It is a minimum 5 ½ years ( 4½ +1 year Internship) full time residential professional medical degree offered by various Health Science Universities. There are 10 degree colleges running BNYS degree courses. At present BNYS is the highest qualification in the field of Naturopathy & Yoga and considered at par with any other medical degrees, viz. MBBS, BAMS , BHMS, BUMS & BSMS. Contact: National Institute of Naturopathy, (Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of AYUSH), Bapu Bhavan, Tadiwala Road, Pune - 411 001                                                                                          Phone: +91-020-26059682/ 26059683/ 26059684/2 Fax:+91-020-26059131                                                                                      Email: ninpune@vsnl.com 27)Natural Doctors International (NDI) Website: www.ndimed.org Excerpt: Incorporated in 2003, Natural Doctors International (NDI) was founded by Dr. Laurent Chaix, Dr. Michael Owen and Dr. Tabatha Parker, three ND's who envisioned bringing natural medicine to underserved communities worldwide but found that opportunities for alternative medicine professionals were limited. NDI is the first naturopathic non-profit organization of its kind designed to provide natural medical aid to underserved communities throughout the world, establish clinics and/or rotations at hospitals in developing countries for naturopathic physicians, and become a hub and resource center for international opportunities for ND's. NDI launched its pilot program on the Island of Ometepe in Rivas, Nicaragua in 2004. Home to more than 35,000 islanders, NDI has teamed with local physicians to develop the first NDI site where a naturopathic physician will collaborate with MD's during a one-year rotation at the Hospital of Moyogalpa. Programs and Costs:  NDI offers a variety of volunteer programs - long term for naturopathic physicians and short term brigades for students and doctors.  The long term volunteer position is a 1 Year Volunteer Rotations for licensed Naturopathic Physicians. These doctors work in the only 24-hour hospital on the Island of Ometepe in Nicaragua. They are given a small monthly stipend, room and board for their services. NDI also offer NDI Medical Brigades - a unique 10 day volunteer program that combines medical volunteering, classes on globalization and tropical medicine, homestay, and work with local farmers.  While the trips are geared towards ND's and naturopathic medical students, herbalists, other health care professionals, and anyone with an open heart and willingness to volunteer are welcome to attend.  Classes include: globalization, global socioeconomics, history and healthcare (Topics include Maquilas, Globalization, Neoliberalism, History of Nicaragua and US Intervention, Global Socioeconomic Players including IMF, World Bank, G8, etc, Trade agreements and their effects including NAFTA, CAFTA, ALBA, Free Trade Zones and their effects, and History classes of Nicaragua health system with traditional classes on Tropical Medicine (topics include TB, Malaria, Dengue, AIDS, etc). In addition to nightly classes, participants stay with local families in homestay situations, work with local farmers one day, and work in the clinic 4 days. The 10-day trip costs 1200.00 (not including airfare which the participants must pay for). Contact: Natural Doctors International, 1633 SE 52nd Ave Portland OR 97215 General Info: info@ndimed.org        Executive Director: drparker@ndimed.org 28)Naturopaths International Website:  http://www.naturopathsinternational.org Excerpt:  Naturopaths International is a non-profit naturopathic medical care practice founded by Dr. Brandie Gowey, NMD. Our aim is to provide and promote emotional, mental and physical healing for those afflicted by trauma, i.e. domestic violence, emotional abuse or natural disasters. Currently, Naturopaths International has a program in conjunction with Saathi women's shelter in Kathmandu, Nepal, (http://www.saathi.org) and ayurvedic doctor Sarita Shrestha. Projects & Costs: Volunteers are always welcome at the Naturopaths International clinic!  Help is needed on the committees overseeing international, domestic and fundraising activities.  Or, you may volunteer medical care if you are a licensed practitioner. If you would like to volunteer, please complete one of two applications.  Please complete the appropriate document for your interests, and note that international work requires a non-refundable $250 fee (money goes towards supporting international work). Contacts:  Organization can be contacted through there website 29)Naturopaths Without Borders Website:  http://fadedvariable.com/NWB/index.html Excerpt: The purpose of Naturopaths Without Borders is to establish naturopathic medicine in the global health community, focusing efforts in underserved populations. Join us on life-changing medical missions to Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and other potential locations. Help us put naturopathic medicine on the globe! Naturopaths Without Borders is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization. We count on donations to provide 100% of our services. Projects & Costs: Contact organization for more information Contacts: Naturopaths Without Borders, c/o Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, 2140 E Broadway Road, Tempe, AZ 85282            Email: sean.hesler@gmail.com (Sean Hesler) 30)Projects Abroad Website: http://www.projects-abroad.org Excerpt: As part of the global economy we help create local employment wherever we send volunteers. Employing local staff overseas and using their talents and knowledge is important to us - for example our management accountant is an MBA who works and lives in Mongolia! Programs & Costs: Traditional Medicine: In India, China and Sri Lanka, there are unrivalled opportunities for those who are interested in the practice of traditional medicine. Many communities in developing countries rely mainly on treatments taken directly from medicinal plants, where facilities are sparse. In this day and age, some experience of cures and preventions that have been used for thousands of years, using locally available natural products, is valuable for those of us who live in the drug-dependent west. You can opt to combine traditional and western practices during your placement, thereby creating an all-round medical experience. We can also arrange for you to spend some time in an Acupuncture clinic in Mongolia.                                                                                                        Nursing & Midwifery: Our medicine programs welcome anyone thinking of taking up nursing or midwifery or already training to be a nurse or a midwife. By working on this program, you will make a real contribution in hospitals, clinics and in people's homes. Hospitals and clinics are often understaffed, and you can assist with duties such as bandaging, taking blood pressure, and generally caring for the patients. You will find that your new colleagues and the patients appreciate the fact that you have come a long way to offer practical help. If you're trained, training or considering training to be a Midwife, you could work in a maternity clinic in India. You may also like to consider our Maternity Care placement in Peru. There are many other projects in Mexico, Ghana, China, Bolivia, Argentina. Program Costs vary depending on location of project, what project you register in, and how long you stay for as prices decrease per month the longer you stay. It can run from $2200 CAD to $3895 CAD (for four weeks) and from $4000 CAD to over $5000 CAD (for three months).                                                                                                                                                           Contact:  Projects Abroad, 347 W 36th St., Suite 901, New York NY 10018 Phone: +1 888 839 3535          Email: info@projects-abroad.org 31)Prometra International Website: http://www.prometra.org/ Excerpt: The Mission of PROMETRA International is to promote and protect traditional medicine and indigenous science. This mission is accomplished through: 1) Scientific research and provision of traditional medicine services, 2) Education, training and advocacy, 3) Scientific, cultural and spiritual exchanges. PROMETRA International is headquartered in Dakar, Senegal and has 22 officially recognized chapter organizations throughout the world. Contact: International Headquarters, BP 6134, Dakar-Etoile-Senegal Phone: (221) 832-2850    Fax: (221) 832-5749      Email: Prometra@prometra.org 32)Rural Community Development Program Website: http://www.rcdpnepal.org/about_us/aboutus.php Excerpt: RCDP-Nepal is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious volunteer organization registered with the Social Welfare Council of the Government of Nepal. Since 1999, RCDP has been running volunteer programs in Nepal for community support and cultural exchanges. Internship program - In collaboration with local partners, RCDP can offer internship in almost any topic related to Nepal including Natural Medicine and Ethno botany. Program & Costs:  Volunteers for health care projects assist local doctors and medical staff with the treatment of patients. Volunteers are also involved in other hospital activities such as record keeping, sanitation, nutrition, and patient education. Whatever your level of experience in health and medicine is, your time, devotion and skills are all that is needed to make a difference to the lives of diseased and disadvantaged people of Nepal. The internship program provides opportunities in Natural Medicine. Program fees vary with destination and length of project. They can run from $299 for one week to $849 for 12 weeks. During your volunteering period, you will be provided food, accommodation, training, project equipment and support. The only extra money you will need will be to spend for yourself and if you think of buying some gifts and souvenirs for your host family. Our program fee does not include flights, departure tax, travel insurance, internal transfers, and any other medical inoculations. Contact:  Nepal & Tibet Office: RCDP-Nepal Post Box No - 8957, Ward No - 14, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone: 977-1-4278305    Fax: 977-1-4282994 (Nepal) Email: rcdpn@mail.com.np  or inforcdp@letterboxes.org 33)Tibetan Refugee Health Care Project Website: http://www.tibetanrefugeehealth.org/index.html Excerpt: The Tibetan Refugee Health Care Project is a non-political organization funded entirely by private donations. It was created in response to the dire and growing need for public health care for the Tibetan community-in-exile, living both in resettlement camps in India, and throughout the world, and to be a support for the Tibetan Government-in-exile, His Holiness The Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Department of Health. All projects are reported to them. Its mission is to facilitate medical treatment of the Tibetan people as well as to educate them about disease prevention. One of the goals of the project is to encourage Tibetans to learn skills that enable them to help other Tibetans. This is done by training qualified Tibetans so that they may become practitioners, skilled laborers, and/or volunteers who go back to work in their communities. Programs & Costs: Our project sends skilled complementary healthcare practitioner volunteers to provide free treatment modalities including, but not limited to: acupuncture, nutritional education, general and women's health education, medical, dental, and chiropractic care. One urgent initiative is a malaria eradication project. Thousands of lives are in peril due to a deadly DDT-resistant malaria strain affecting Tibetan refugee camps and rural India. Other ongoing initiatives include water- purification projects and assistance with agricultural development. Contact: Tibetan Refugee Health Care Project, 101 W. 23 St. #158, New York, NY 10011, USA E-mail: info@tibetanrefugeehealth.org or DrYeshiDhonden@mindspring.com 34)United Plant Savers Website: http://www.unitedplantsavers.org/ Excerpt:  United Plant Savers is a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving native medicinal plants. United Plant Savers' mission is to protect native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come. Projects: The Botany Research Associate researches, summarizes, revises, and manages information relating to native and exotic plant species of the United States and Canada, with a focus on rare species conservation. This position may work on a variety of projects that involve assessing rangewide conservation status, researching rare plant species attributes (e.g. habitat needs), maintaining database records reflecting differing taxonomic treatments, and evaluating the degree of invasiveness of non-native plant species. Contacts: United Plant Savers, PO Box 400, East Barre, VT, 05649 Phone: 802-476-6467    Fax: 802-476-3722 (office manager) Executive Director: Lynda LeMole email: Lynda@unitedplantsavers.org Phone: 707-824-0731    Fax: 707-824-0279 35)Village Volunteers Website: http://www.villagevolunteers.org/ Excerpt: Village Volunteers promotes integrative healthcare in using several healing modalities to maintain health and combat disease. It combines allopathic (mainstream) medicine with natural healing practices, such as naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and traditional healing. Program & Costs: Travel to villages in Kenya and be immersed in a Maasai village and other cultural groups. The weekends are spent traveling to the amazing sites of the area. Village Volunteers customizes international volunteer opportunities for students, professionals, and anyone with the desire to make a difference. You may work in a clinic practicing conventional or Natural medicine, school or simply assist in the day-to-day tasks of a program. Volunteers may also initiate local research projects for a thesis, work with traditional healers, musicians or artisans, or document oral accounts to capture and preserve cultural and family history for orphans.  Cost varies from $1380 US for two weeks to $2780 US for 12 weeks. Contact: Village Volunteers, 4820 54th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118 United States Phone: 206-709-1404  Email: info@villagevolunteers.org    shana@villagevolunteers.org 36)Volunteer in Bolivia                 Website: www.volunteerbolivia.org Excerpt: Volunteering can be the experience of a lifetime and, for some, a life changing experience that leads you to see the world through different eyes. It's a way to make new friends, define a new career, develop new skills and share your skills with others. Our volunteers have a very important role in making the world a better place. Program & Costs: Our programs include: Children's Services including orphanages, daycare centers and other specialized services, Human Rights including women's organizations, Environmental Organizations, Health Services including natural medicine, and Education including teaching in all areas especially mathematics, sciences and computer skills. We also offer positions tutoring English in state schools or educational centers. Our tour week program costs $1450 US which includes, volunteer work, home stay with 3 meals a day and language classes (one on one for a month). You can start the program anytime.             Contact: Volunteer Bolivia, Calle Ecuador 342, Cochabamba, Bolivia Phone: 591-4-4526028          Email: info@volunteerbolivia.org 37)Volunteering in India Website: http://www.volunteeringinindia.org/ Excerpt: Volunteering India, a subsidiary of the Society for Promotion of Environment and Sustainable Development (Regd. under Rajasthan Societies Reg. Act No.78, 1958) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental volunteer organization which aims at all round development of rural India. The organization is based at Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. The organization is actively involved in the protection of environment, rural and sustainable development, rainwater harvesting, promotion of wastelands, and women-child and family welfare & education. Possibility to combine with naturopathy and yoga. Program & Costs: Prices range from $487.00 for one week to $2155.00 for two years. The program fee includes administrative charges, training fees, charges for accommodation, meals during training and placement, transportation of volunteers, and expenditure for supervision. Contact: Mr.Vinod Meena, Project Coordinator, Volunteering India, A-26 (C-1), Bhartiya Path, Kanti Chandra Road, Bani Park, Jaipur-302016, India,  Phone: +91-141-2355187, 6519704    Mobile: +91-98290 13534 E-mail: info@volunteeringinindia.org, vu2md@yahoo.co.in 38)Volunteers In China Website: http://www.volunteerinchina.org/chmedical.htm Excerpt: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an integral part of Chinese culture, and has made great contributions to the prosperity of China. Today, both TCM and western medicine are being used in providing medical and health services in China. Program & Costs:  As a medical professional, you can both observe Chinese medicine and teach the principles of health care as practiced in your home country. You will have the exciting opportunity to meet with your Chinese medical counterparts, Observe current medical practices in Xi'an hospitals, Give lectures on current practices in your area of expertise, Participate in open discussions with Chinese medical professionals on topics of mutual interest, Teach English medical terminology to Chinese doctors and nurses, and to Chinese university students. Costs vary so contact the organization directly for more information. Contact:  Medical Professionals Program in China, 375 E. Little Canada Rd. St. Paul, MN 55117 Phone: 1-800-487-1074          Email: chinavolunteer@globalvolunteers.org

Category 2. Conventional Medical Volunteer Organizations 39)Amazon Africa Aid Website: http://www.amazonafrica.org/index.html Excerpt: Pablo Picasso said, "Anything you can imagine is real." At Amazon-Africa Aid, we believe that anything you imagine can be made into a reality. We imagine a world of healthy, educated, and happy children who have clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe. Amazon-Africa Aid was started with the dream of affecting change - change in existing conditions and changes in people's attitudes. Amazon-Africa Aid is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization supporting the Fundação Esperança, a Brazilian nonprofit organization that has been providing health and education to the inhabitants of the Amazon for over 30 years. We heavily rely on volunteer and donor support.  Join us and make a difference! Programs & Costs: The Medical Clinic is the centerpiece of 3AO/Fundação Esperança's health care programs. It serves as the referral center for the primary health care programs; it is the source from which surgical patients are selected and prepared, as well as provides postoperative care for the surgical program. It is the site for practical rotations for nursing students and medical students, and for volunteers. While the most common problems continue to be intestinal infections, parasites, and skin disease, the clinic also sees patients with leprosy, tuberculosis, malaria, and other tropical diseases. This program relies heavily on volunteer support. Volunteers will need to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from Santarém. Volunteers will also need to pay for their own visa. Amazon-Africa Aid will cover the cost of food, lodging, laundry, and airport transfers in Santarém for the volunteer. Donations to cover this cost are greatly appreciated. If you are a Rotarian, your room and board and travel may be covered by Rotary International. Please contact our office for more details. Contact: Amazon-Africa Aid, PO Box 7776, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Phone: 734-769-5778      Fax: 734-769-5779      Email: info@amazonafrica.org 40)Ann Foundation Inc. Website: www.annfoundation.org Excerpt: Through mission trips and special projects, we reach out to children with disabilities who might not otherwise receive medical or educational services. Program and Costs Please note that our funding sources cannot be used for operational or administrative costs of the foundation. As a result, we cannot fund travel expenses of our mission volunteers at this time. However, we are attempting to negotiate with the airlines discounted rates for our volunteers as well as accepting the donations of free frequent flyer miles from private individuals to help keep our volunteers' expenses low. Contact: Ann Foundation Inc, Ann Moideen, 20 Old Shelter Rock Road, Roslyn, New York 11576, USA Tel: 516-365-5935  Fax: 516-365-4576        Email: ann@annfoundation.org 41)Bairo Pite Clinic Website: http://bairopiteclinic.tripod.com/ Excerpt: Bairo Pite Clinic was founded by Dr. Dan Murphy in 1999. Located in Timor-Leste's capital city of Dili, provides free health care services to the local population. On average, the clinic sees 300 or more patients per day, with a strict policy that everyone must be seen. Originally, the clinic was set up to serve the immediate needs of a population affected by a humanitarian crisis. As the violence has subsided, BPC has adapted and transformed from an emergency medical service to a more comprehensive community health service. Bairo Pite Clinic provides a variety of services, such as childhood immunizations, pre-natal care, dental work, emergency services and seeking diagnosis and treatment for the most serious health problems facing the country including malaria, tuberculosis, dengue fever, leprosy and child mortality. Program & Costs: Looking for Medical or health related disciplines or administration people, as well as medical students. Bairo Pite Clinic is a primary healthcare clinic run by Dr Dan Murphy. Dan works 6 and half days a week, with a teaching round on Sunday mornings. Opportunities exist for experience in the following areas: obstetric, pediatrics, infectious disease management (eg. malaria, tuberculosis, dengue, and typhus), dentistry, minor trauma public health, tropical medicine, trauma rehabilitation and working within a developing medical system. Medical students enter East Timor as medical volunteers attached to Bairo Pite Clinic. Contact: Bairo Pite Clinic, Volunteer Coordinator, PO Box 259, Dili, EAST TIMOR Phone: +6703324118      Email: aletisoares@yahoo.com.au 42)Cosmic Volunteers Website: http://www.cosmicvolunteers.org Excerpt: Through this program, we offer medical professionals and students the opportunity to see up-close the healthcare system of a non-western country. Programs & Costs: Participants can take part in an observatory three-week Medical Tour and/or volunteer at a local clinic/hospital through our Medical Volunteer Program. For physicians, this program is a great opportunity to share one's medical skills and experience in part of the world where doctors are chronically in short supply. For medical and nursing students, it's a chance to see firsthand how medicine is practiced in non-western cultures, with opportunities to help out local staff with basic healthcare delivery. Volunteers work with health clinics, non-profit organizations, civic leaders, and government agencies to educate the public about HIV/AIDS. You can assist in developing education programs and training seminars for groups like lay health professionals and sex trade workers. There are opportunities as well to provide comfort and support directly to patients and their families. You can make visits to hospices and medical facilities, which really provides you with a sense of the personal side of this disease. Costs depends on the length of stay and can range from $800 for one or two weeks to $1900 US for 12 weeks. Contact: Cosmic Volunteers, Inc., P.O. Box 11738, Philadelphia, PA, 19101, USA Phone: 1-610-279-2052    Fax: 1-419-831-4792        Email: info@cosmicvolunteers.org 43)Cross Cultural Solutions Website: http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org Excerpt: Observing and assisting local medical professionals helps provide much needed health services to the community. Health clinics and hospitals, often with limited resources, offer services to low-income populations at minimal or no cost. Local health professionals appreciate your presence and the extra pair of hands to assist them. Programs & Costs:  Volunteer work may include changing bandages, taking blood pressure, weighing babies, and providing education about basic health and nutrition. Volunteer work may also be shadowing health practitioners in their work and exchanging ideas and experiences. There are many ways to get involved based on your skills and the needs of the specific community. You may be coordinating recreational activities for children whose families are affected by the disease; you may be supporting medical professionals who are caring for patients directly; you may be assisting with in-home care and counseling; and, you may be assisting staff with training seminars and conferences. You can also play an important role in community outreach and prevention efforts, spreading awareness, and educating the community about HIV/AIDS. The presence of volunteers also helps to break down stereotypes, and reduce stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. Anyone with energy and interest in this issue can make a meaningful contribution, and all are welcome. A key contribution of any volunteer in this type of placement is cultural exchange. This may mean exchanging ideas and life experiences or offering companionship. Cost ranges on length of stay from $2,489 for two weeks to $5206 US for 12 weeks. Contact: Cross-Cultural Solutions, 2 Clinton Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801, USA Phone: 1-800-380-4777  or  1-914-632-0022 Fax: 1-914-632-8494 Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org 44)Elia Abroad Website: http://www.eliabroad.org Excerpt: ELI has programs around the globe. Check the website for more info. One of the program bases is in Kathmandu, a medical clinic founded by an organization that gives free and low-cost health care all over Nepal. Here, the intern will be able to receive hands-on experience administering care to the people of Nepal. Your level of responsibility will be determined by your enthusiasm and your aptitude to learn new things. Even as a pre-med, you may end up doing ultra-sounds, x-rays, injections, and more. Kathmandu is a sprawling, polluted city with elements of the western world, but steeped in tradition as well. There are endless things to do and see. There is also a thriving tourist district for those who crave a pizza, a hamburger, or English language bookstores. It is a city where you can escape the West or not, depending on your preference. Programs & Costs: We organize unpaid internships in all fields for college and university students, recent graduates and those professionals wishing to benefit from international experience in their field. We have many inquiries about medical internships for pre-med students. We have developed a number of contacts in clinics and hospitals around Ecuador. Contact: *must email through website        Phone: 303-321-8278  Or can be reached by instant messaging by the following: AIM Screen Name: ELIPrograms        Yahoo Screen Name: ELIPrograms MSN Screen Name: info@eliabroad.com 45)Foundation for Sustainable Development International Website: http://www.fsdinternational.org Excerpt: Offers a variety of world wide placements. One example is at a hospital run by Dr. Manuel A. Villarroel (Hospital Punata) who has a mission to offer holistic health services with equity, quality and compassion to the population of Punata, with a program comprised of health programs in the sub-areas of: public health, nutrition, dental care, pharmaceuticals, and psychological support. Program & Costs: Participant activities: Interns work for the clinic in reception and filing, laboratory assistance, community visits and vaccination campaigns, and assistance to emergency personnel. IDH also works to organize conferences, roundtables, workshops, seminars, expositions, and festivals in theater, dance, music that promote community health. Other projects are geared toward helping people who live with HIV/AIDS, families and friends by providing medical, psychological, and spiritual support. Legal information is another area of work, including collaboration with other local self-help groups. Costs vary depending on length of time ranging from $1150 US for one week to $4950 US for 26 weeks. Contact: Foundation for Sustainable Development, 870 Market Street, Suite 321, San Francisco, California 94102, USA Phone / Fax (415) 283-4873      Email:  info@fsdinternational.org 46)Friends Without A Border Website:  http://www.fwab.org Excerpt: Cambodia's children deserve happy, healthy lives. Friends Without A Border is providing quality medical care, extensive outreach and crucial medical education through Angkor Hospital for Children. Angkor Hospital for Children is recognized by the Cambodian Ministry of Health (MOH) as a pediatric teaching hospital. Its purpose is two-fold. AHC is the provincial referral hospital for Siem Reap province and sees up to 300 out-patients per day and up to 300 in-patients per month. The hospital's other primary role is in medical education, aiming towards development of Cambodian intellectual sustainability in healthcare. AHC trains doctors, nurses (from AHC and government facilities), nursing students and health center workers, and is funded by the NGO Friends Without A Border (FWAB). Program & Costs: Although highly-skilled health experts with substantial teaching experience are most needed, occasional non-medical volunteers make lasting contributions to AHC and its programs. The hospital can accommodate a maximum of two medical students at a time. Visiting medical students may shadow the doctors in the in-patient, out-patient and emergency departments, attend ward rounds and visit community-based projects such as home care, mobile clinics, health centers and village health volunteer projects. There are many opportunities to develop clinical diagnostic skills as patients present with a range and degree of pathology often far more advanced than that seen in a developed country. Students can also visit the laboratory to practice reading blood films (as severe anemia's, due to iron deficiency, thalassaemia, HbE and G6PD deficiency, are prevalent in Cambodia) and malaria smears as well as learn how to recognize stool parasites under the microscope. Medical students may attend AHC's specialist pediatric clinics for HIV, cardiology, ophthalmology and TB and join the daily (weekday) lectures and the weekly journal club that are part of the pediatric residency program. These are presented in English. Classes are not organized for foreign medical students and attending expatriate pediatricians are specifically employed for the education of local staff. As for costs, there is no program fee to participate. To apply, all you have to do is email a copy of your CV, 2 letters of recommendation, and the tentative dates that you would be interested in volunteering. We only accept 2 medical students per month for a 1 month elective Contact: Friends Without A Border , 1123 Broadway Suite 1210, New York, NY 10010 Phone: 1-212-691-0909    Fax: 1-212-337-8052 Email: fwab@fwab.org or v_coordinator@angkorhospital.org for the volunteer coordinator at the hospital itself. 47)Fundacion Sol y Vida: i to i Website: http://www.i-to-i.com Excerpt: Fundación Sol y Vida was founded by a group of Europeans living in Ecuador. The focus of the foundation is to help children who have cancer and need to receive medical treatment at a hospital in Quito. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 70% of children with cancer have a chance of full recovery - if they have access to modern medicine. However, worldwide only 20% of children with cancer have access to the resources they need. The remaining 80% are left with very little hope, and this is the reality in Ecuador as well. The widespread poverty in Ecuador exacerbates the situation. The aim of Fundacion Sol y Vida is to help improve the situation of these children and to save as many lives as possible Program & Costs: Quito, Ecuador: Your help is needed in Quito at a non-profit relief agency that helps children in the poorest areas of the city. Each clinic has a doctor, dentist, and some nursing and administrative staff. They welcome newcomers or specialists. You might help maintain the files, help at the reception desk or in the nursery, assist with patient check-ups, or provide general assistance to the doctors La Esperanza, Honduras: Volunteers with medical experience can get involved in health in Honduras and a variety of activities at this small hospital in La Esperanza. Utilize your skills by helping with general medical assistance in the pharmacy, blood bank or pre-natal care unit. Your expertise will also be put to use in the emergency room, operating rooms or intensive care unit. If you are able to cope in stressful situations, this highly worthwhile health work experience in La Esperanza placement is a good way for you to contribute your knowledge and expertise. We would consider anybody from a qualified professional to a medical student volunteer. You should be compassionate, patient, resourceful, and have a positive attitude and be enthusiastic! Cost ranges from $1815 CAD (Honduras for 4 weeks) to $2145 (Equador-4 weeks) to $3285 CAD (Equador-8 weeks); however, extra weeks can be arranged. Contact: i-to-i North America, 190 E. 9th Avenue, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80203    USA Phone: 1-800-985-4864    Fax: 303-765-5327        Email: canada@i-to-i.com 48)Global Crossroad's Website: http://www.globalcrossroad.com/ Excerpt: Registered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (U.S.) in 2003, Global Crossroad, LLC is one of the world's fastest growing international volunteer vacation organizations. Its ever-expanding programs offer a variety of volunteer and travel programs in 34 different countries throughout Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America: Volunteer Abroad, TEFL Abroad, Tours and Travels, Internship Abroad, Mini-Venture, Group Seasonal Escapes and Paid Teaching opportunities. Program & Costs: There are many programs in different countries around the world. See the website above for more examples then the one below. Volunteers in Global Crossroad's Nepal Health Project assist local doctors and medical staff in the treatment of patients. Also, volunteers may participate in such hospital programs as record keeping, sanitation, nutrition, or treatment of minor injuries. The cost depends on the regions of travel and length of work. Cost can range from $900 (1 week) to $2254 (12 weeks). Contact: Global Crossroad, 415 East Airport Fwy. Suite 365, Irving, TX, 75062, USA Phone: 972-252-4191        Toll Free: 1-800-413-2008          Email: info@globalcrossroad.com 49)Global Volunteers Website:  www.globalvolunteers.org    Excerpt: Nearly 2,000 volunteers each year join our teams in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North America, South America and the South Pacific, working on development projects identified and managed by local people. Some host communities are struggling to become self-reliant. Others are modern and advanced, asking for our catalytic assistance on educational, social or medical projects. Programs & Cost: Our programs offer a unique opportunity to combine meaningful service with unmatched cultural learning opportunities. Some programs include: caring for the disabled or orphaned children, protecting the environment, improve basic health care services in The Cook Islands, Ecuador, Ghana, Jamaica, Romania, and Tanzania. Costs range from $1,370 to $2,750. Contact: Global Volunteers, 375 East Little Canada Road, St. Paul, MN 55117-1628 USA Phone: (800) 487-1074    Fax: (651) 482-0915  Email: email@globalvolunteers.org 50)HBS Foundation Website: http://www.hbslimbe.org Excerpt: HBS encourages persons from different countries and from all age groups and walks of life to come and donate a portion of their life, use their skills and experience the joy of sharing with another culture and society. Whether you are a student, a professional or retired, and you feel that you would like to join the HBS staff in helping to make a difference in the life of the Haitians in the Limbe Valley, please do not hesitate to contact us. Programs & Costs: HBS is very flexible when it comes to the volunteer work program. We are open round the clock, with most persons working a 40-48 hour week. Although everyone is expected to take responsibility for their work, no one is expected to do more than they are qualified or feel comfortable doing. As every expatriate represents HBS in some way, all persons are expected to conduct themselves in a courteous, respectable and professional manner at work and at all other times. Room and Board is provided by HBS for all visiting and foreign staff. Rooms are very basic with food served three times a day in a cafeteria. Contact: HBS Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 1290, Lake Worth, FL 33460 Phone: 561-533-0883, FAX: 561-533-0884  Email:  info@hbslimbe.org    51)HOPE Worldwide Website: http://www.HOPEww.org Excerpt: HOPE worldwide of Canada is a registered non-profit charity, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.  Our work began in 1993 with one program and has now grown to serve thousands of poor and needy individuals in Canada's major urban centers. We are affiliated with HOPE worldwide, a non-profit charity, headquartered in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love. We share HOPE's worldwide mission, which is as simple as its name: to bring hope to a hurting world.  HOPE worldwide was founded in 1991 with just 3 simple programs and now serves the poor in 75 nations on all six inhabited continents.  With over 100,000 committed volunteers, HOPE worldwide annually serves more than 2 million needy people. HOPE worldwide is a faith-based charity founded in by the International Churches of Christ. Its non-sectarian programs serve disadvantaged children and the elderly, provide education, and deliver medical services in developing communities. Programs & Costs: Volunteer opportunities available right here in Toronto. Contact email below for volunteer opportunities and pricing. Contact: HOPE worldwide of Canada, 11 Parkside Drive, Toronto, ON, M6R 2Y7 Phone: (416)278-7607  Email: Jamison_Malcolm@hopeww.org 52)International Medical Corps Website: www.imc-la.org Excerpt: International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.  Programs & Costs: Job openings are posted on the website, most work during crisis times but there are opportunities for general volunteering. Usually you must purchase your airfare; however, you would receive a per diem, as well as shared housing and emergency medical evacuation insurance. Contact: International Medical Corps, 1919 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90404 Phone: 310-826-7800    Fax: 310-442-6622  Email: imc@imcworldwide.org 53)IVDN Website: http://www.intvolnetorg.org Excerpt: IVDN was inspired and created voluntary organization. This was prompted by concern over the prevailing poverty levels, low literacy levels, diseases and lack of involvement of the youth in these issues. IVDN, brings people from the developed and the developing world to live and work together in rural and urban communities, sharing knowledge, experience and ideas. The participants achieve much more than either group could have achieved alone. Together, volunteers address the underlying causes of poverty and illness through schools, hospitals and community based programs. Programs and Costs: IVDN will be glad to introduce you to a number of health institutions within the Kenyan coast and / or other regions as guided by the prevailing circumstances, where you will have an opportunity to rotate in medical specialties of your choice for a cumulative duration not exceeding 12weeks. The hospital administration will allow you to interact, clerk, examine patients and formulate management of various conditions under supervision of hospital's Medical Officers (an equivalent of Senior House Officer) and Consultants. Cost ranges from $1050 US (for two weeks) to $2150 US (for 3 months). Contact: Joshua O Omolo, Program Coordinator, IVDN, P.O.BOX 40195-80100 GPO, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa Phone: +254 (41) 5486265  (Mob) +254 721 393 347 Email: volunteerkenya@yahoo.com, dborradaile@hotmail.com  54)LIGA International Website: http://www.ligainternational.org Excerpt: LIGA reaches out to help the child with the cleft plate, the woman blind from cataracts, the young man missing a leg, the old woman with varicose ulcers. The lame, a child with a surgically correctable deformity, an undernourished baby, a young girl with broken and decayed teeth, a woman with undiagnosed diabetes and hypertension ... we serve all those who hurt, are ill, and cannot receive help elsewhere. Program & Costs: Who should volunteer...Physicians, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, pilots, acupuncturists, chiropractors, interpreters technicians, medical and dental assistants, medical students; anyone with an altruistic spirit willing to donate time, energy, and expertise to help impoverished people with medical and dental problems in rural Mexico. Closer to home, LIGA provides an opportunity for American medical students, interns and residents to greatly enhance their medical educational experience. When our Medical Students visit the interior of Mexico they are exposed to people who have received minimal medical attention and they will see deformities and medical conditions that they might not see at home. Volunteers share cost of the flight for the airplanes and pay for their own food and lodging. The shared flight expenses are $190.00 (Southern Ca) or $230.00 (Northern Ca) or $175 (Arizona). We ask our volunteers to contribute a small tax deductible $25 Mission Support donation when they go on a trip. Hotel rooms vary from $35 to $75 per night and food is about the same as the states. Most volunteers share a room to keep expenses down. Contact: LIGA International, 1464 N. Fitzgerald, Hanger 2, Rialto, CA 92376 Phone: 909-875-6300  Fax: 909-875-6900  Email: info@ligainternational.org 55)MEDICO (Medical, Eye & Dental International Care Organization) Website: http://www.medico.org Excerpt: MEDICO provides free health and educational services to impoverished people in Latin America, funds special projects to improve health and quality of life, send medical missions to deliver free health care and medical supplies, and donates school supplies to needy children. Program & Costs: Each year, MEDICO sponsors five to seven field teams to provide free medical care to people in Honduras. Each team consists of 15-20 participants, including dentists, dental assistants, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, optometrists, optometric technicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals including students. Teams also include 6-8 Spanish translators and lay volunteers. Team members are unpaid and travel at their own expense. Although the conditions are primitive, volunteers experience a new kind of satisfaction. Local residents, who have so little, appreciate the help they receive. A pair of glasses, a filling, or medicine for an infection can make all the difference. Volunteers can see the results of their work. And team members become close to each other in a way that could not happen in their ordinary lives. The cost per team member is $675 plus airfare. This fee includes overnight accommodations, airport taxes, most meals, insurance, vehicle rental for the team, and helps to purchase medicines and supplies. Contact: MEDICO Inc. (Medical, Eye & Dental International Care Organization), 2955 Dawn Drive, Suite D, Georgetown, TX 78628  Phone: 512-930-1893  Fax: 512-869-7500 fax Email: information@medico.org 56)Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV) Website: http://www.mihv.nonprofitoffice.com/ Excerpt: MIHV works to improve the health of underserved women of reproductive age and children under five years of age around the world. We have worked on 3 continents and in 7 countries on maternal and child health issues, including topics such as: Reproductive health, safe motherhood, prevention of HIV/AIDS, training of traditional birth attendants, malaria prevention, treatment and prevention of diarrheal diseases, micro-credit projects, nutrition & growth promotion, establishment of home and community gardens for food security, polio eradication, and hygiene. Programs & Costs: MIHV aims at development rather than dependence so volunteers are typically involved in education and organization as much as direct health care service. Currently MIHV welcomes students (undergraduate and graduate) who are seeking internships in fulfillment of their graduation requirements or interested in volunteering/interning at a non-profit organization. Employment positions are available, check website for details. Contact: Minnesota International Health Volunteers, 122 West Franklin Avenue, Suite 510, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404-2480 Phone:  612-871-3759,  Fax:  612-230-3257  Email: info@mihv.org 57)Physicians for Peace Website: http://www.physiciansforpeace.org Excerpt: Physicians For Peace is a 501C (3) organization that seeks to use the unifying language of medicine to bridge cultures, foster friendships and build peace.  PFP offers the men and women of medicine an opportunity to work together to speak the language of helping and healing, outside of the artificial boundaries of race, religion, geography and politics and within an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding.  An emphasis on teaching (versus treatment) is the cornerstone of Physicians For Peace's work and is essential to our goal of creating sustainable programs with long-term outcomes. Programs & Costs: Physicians for Peace need volunteers, particularly those with medical training and certification and licensing in certain specialties. Our needs vary with each mission as does the number of volunteers to a particular mission. Our missions are usually 1-2 weeks and they are self pay and are not funded. Contact: Physicians for Peace Foundation, 229 West Bute St., Suite 200, Norfolk, VA USA, 23510 Phone: (757) 625- 7569, Fax: (757) 625-7680  Email: info@physiciansforpeace.org 58)Project Concern Website: http://www.projectconcern.org Excerpt: In places where access to health care is severely limited, the best way to protect the health of children, mothers, and families is to show parents, community volunteers, and local governments how to prevent illness and disease. Project Concern employs an integrated approach to its work by focusing on four main intervention areas: Disease Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, Water and Sanitation, Food Security, Relief and Reconstruction Project Concern partners with community organizations to provide access to vitally needed health services. Programs & Costs: Highly skilled professionals and para-professionals volunteer their time assisting with health education, disease prevention, community development, and/or resource development for a minimum time commitment of three months. We offer volunteer and internship opportunities in the Tijuana border region (Mexico) and Ethiopia. (More information about the work Project Concern is carrying out in each country can be found in the Worldwide Programs section of our website.)Our program requires that the volunteer/intern fully cover all costs associated with his/her volunteer assignment (travel, living expenses, etc). PCI will work with volunteers to help orient them to the scope of work for their volunteer placement, as well as opportunities for lodging. Contact: Project Concern, 5151 Murphy Canyon Rd, Suite 320, San Diego, California 92123 Phone: 858-279-9690 Fax: 858-694-0294  Toll Free: 1-877-PCI-HOPE Email: postmaster@projectconcern.org 59)Sove Lavi Website: http://www.simeusfoundation.org/ Excerpt: The mission of organization Sove Lavi is to save the lives of the poorest people in Haiti by providing medical care, clean water, educational, and nutritional services, and clothing. Programs & Costs: The clinic's focus is primary and preventive care, with the short-term objective of adding maternal and pre-and-post natal care to our services. As for cost, everyone takes care of their airfare, hotel and meals. Contact: Vanessa Brown, Executive Director, The Siméus Foundation, 812 S. Fifth Avenue, Mansfield, Texas 76063 Phone: 817-473-5246  Email: need to email from website directly 60)Volunteer Action for Cambodia (VAC) Website: http://www.vacambodia.org Excerpt: The program "Volunteer Action for Cambodia" (VAC) is organized by STAR Kampuchea, a Cambodian non-governmental organization. It is our mission to build up democracy and to strengthen civil society in our country. VAC was established in December 2004 and is run by Cambodian volunteers. VAC works together with the 39 partner organizations of STAR Kampuchea in seven provinces. Among them there are international NGOs, trade unions and local organizations in remote areas. Program & Costs: Depending on the volunteer's interests, placements are possible in many different fields, such as advocacy training, HIV/AIDS, Health, Rural Development, Human Rights Protection, Legal Rights Work and Environmental Issues. We offer volunteer placements in well-acknowledged NGOs in different fields of development work, for example in the following fields: Advocacy training and advocacy activities, Human rights, Women's and children's rights, Health, Rural and agricultural development, Community development, Gender equality, HIV/AIDS, Environmental protection. Costs associated with the trip range from $460 US (for four weeks) to $1380 US (for twelve weeks). This includes meals and accommodation. Contact: Volunteer Action for Cambodia / STAR Kampuchea, No. 55, Street 101, Sangkat Boeung Trabek, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia, P.O. Box 177, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Phone: (855)23-211-612  Fax: (855)23-211-812  Email: star-vac@starkampuchea.org.kh 61)Volunteer Brazil Website: http://volunteerbrazil.com/healthproject.html Excerpt: Our Health Project is in partnership with both Olinda and Recife Health Departments, and depending on your interest and experience you will be assisting in either a community health centre or a hospital. Each health centre or hospital is situated in a very poor area, known as a Favela, and is run on a day to day basis by a team of healthcare professionals and volunteers. Program & Costs: Medical students will participate in health awareness campaigns and prevention, and generally assist nursing and other staff.  Medical professionals will attend to families and children in their specified area, and give general help. Volunteers without experience but who have an interest or desire to work in the Health Sector can also fully participate in this program. Costs range from $1050 US (for two weeks) to $2550 US (for twelve weeks). Contact:  Email through organization website. 62)Volunteer for the Visayans Website: http://www.visayans.org/ Excerpt: Volunteer for the Visayans is a recently established NGO that places volunteers in short term volunteer projects. We are focused on educating our foreign volunteers about the unique culture of the Philippines while they take the opportunity to immerse themselves and interact with our local communities through volunteering. All we ask is that our volunteers come with an open mind and are motivated to help others. Programs & Costs: We can accommodate volunteers from 2 weeks to 6 months. Volunteers must be at least 18 years and above. Pre med students, doctors, nurses, or volunteers with experience working in the health industry, are all needed to assist with the daily activities in the local community health center. The only free facility for the indigent people in Tanauan has just one doctor to serve the entire community from the 54 barangays, so the assistance of medical volunteers is greatly needed. Volunteers will assist the doctor and get hands on practice working and interacting with the patients. In addition, they will learn about the health care conditions here in the Philippines. Some days will be spent in the health center and other days the volunteer will treat patients in the surrounding barangays. Volunteers must currently be studying or have finished studying in the health industry. Costs range from $700 US (for two weeks) to $1690 US (for 6 months). Pre-departure packet to prepare you for your placement, support for any of your pre-trip questions, airport pick-up and drop-off, orientation to Filipino culture and introduction to the local Waray-Waray dialect, placement with a host family and two Filipino meals a day, support from organization representatives Tour of Tacloban City, two excursions sponsored Kid Day and Home stay, and a farewell Dinner before departure. Contact: Volunteer for the Visayans, Brgy. 64, Lot 63, Cluster II Bliss, Sagkahan Tacloban City, Leyte, 6500, Philippines Phone: (6353) 325-2462        Email: info@visayans.org 63)Volunteers Abroad Website: http://www.volunteers-abroad.com Excerpt: Whether you're young or old, beginner or advanced, just graduating or on a work break, this could be your perfect opportunity to get out there and do something different. By taking a language course before your volunteer placement you'll develop practical confidence and gain much more from your placement, while the program as a whole will give you long term skills, worldwide friends and lifelong memories. Programs & Costs: We pride ourselves on keeping our prices low and on offering exceptional service as you prepare for your trip. Many placements are available in healthcare settings. Costs range considerably between geographic region, program, and length of program see the website for more details. Contact:  Cactus Volunteers Abroad, 4 Clarence House, 30-31 North Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1EB Phone: Toll-free (from US/Canada): 1-888-270-3949 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 775686 Email: volunteer@cactuslanguage.com

Category 3. Medical Missions 64)African Inland Mission Website: http://www.aimint.org/usa Excerpt: We exist to help new believers grow strong and healthy in their faith. We exist to see new believers enfolded into a maturing church. We exist to invest in the lives of current and future church leaders, so they can effectively build into the lives of others and reach out in turn to the vast populations of Africa and beyond. Whether they repair Land Rovers, perform appendectomies, or teach better farming methods all our missionaries contribute in some way to these objectives. AIM's ministries meet people's needs, validate their worth and declare God's glory. Programs & Costs: Every effort is made to match your gifts and abilities to an assignment that will suit you well. There are opportunities in teaching, medicine, engineering and construction, office and administrative work, agriculture and community development, technical support and more. AIM Short Term volunteers raise financial support from one or more churches, their family and friends. Short Term volunteers are responsible to raise the full amount needed for their trip. The amount you'll need varies depending on the length and location of your assignment. Advertises for Naturopathic Practitioners. Contact: African Inland Mission, P.O. Box 178, Pearl River, NY USA, 10965  Phone: 1-800-254-0010, Fax: (875) 735-1814 Email: need to go through website to email 65)American Jewish World Services Website: http://www.ajws.org Excerpt: American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality... Programs & Costs: AJWS' projects advance health by focusing on health education and promoting access to healthcare. These projects train and support local health workers who provide services, counseling and education in their communities on family planning, sexual and reproductive health, hygiene, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, child development, primary healthcare and other critical health issues. These projects integrate medical and social approaches to health problems and their solutions. The program cost, which is generously subsidized by AJWS, includes all transportation, meals and accommodations associated with the summer experience and the domestic yearlong program. Contact: American Jewish World Service, 45 West, 36th Street, New York, NY 10018-7904 Phone: (212) 792-2900 or 1-800-889-7146  Fax: (212) 792-2930  Email: ajws@ajws.org 66)Hillside Healthcare Center Website: http://www.hillsidebelize.net Excerpt: Hillside Healthcare Center is a non-profit agency providing free care to the people of Toledo District in Southern Belize.  The healthcare center is staffed by nurses and physicians who work together with medical professionals who are involved in a cross cultural training experience in primary care medicine. Hillside Health Care International (HHCI) is a faith based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving God by providing health care and disease prevention to the people of Southern Belize.  HHCI is devoted to improving the Belizean quality of life through medical care, health education, and community outreach. Programs & Costs: The freestanding clinic meets the needs of local residents and villagers who leave their own homes as early as 3:30 AM on the market buses in order to come to Hillside.  Additionally, mobile clinics are operated in coordination with the Belizean Ministry of Health twice a week into remote Garifuna, Creole and Mayan villages.  A growing home visitation program in Southern Belize provides care to the homebound.  Approximately seventy patients are visited in their homes each week. Finally, community education programs are offered for village healthcare workers and the community at large.  Students/Residents participate in all of these components.  Guidance for the education program is provided by the Stateside HHCI educational committee along with the Hillside physician, nurse administrator, and other clinic staff. A $500 (US) course fee will be required of all accepted participants for experiences of one month or less. Longer periods will be pro-rated. Contact: Hillside Healthcare Center (Belize), Box 27, Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize, C.A.                                                                                        Phone: Country Code 011 (Belize) 501-722-2312      Email: Manager@HillsideBelize.net 67)Medical Ministry Canada Website: http://www.mmint.org Excerpt: Short-term trips are the foundation of our ministry and a gateway for reaching the world's poor who have little or no access to medical care. Since 1968 we have provided two-week opportunities for volunteers to work in medical, dental, surgical, and eye clinics. Every year, around 1500 North American participants go on over 65 missions to more than 20 developing countries. Programs & Costs: Participants take one or two weeks of vacation time to go and minister to multitudes of people. Volunteers come from a variety of denominational traditions and backgrounds. We are united by our purpose of serving the poor through medicine and sharing the Good News with them. Most projects are general medicine, surgery and dentistry. Eye projects may be surgery only or a full team of eighty including ophthalmology, optometry, opticians, nurses, techs, anesthesia, general helpers and teens. Participants pay for personal airfare plus a participation fee: 2 weeks is $1075 US ($1260 Canadian), and 1 week is $775 US ($910 Canadian). Contact: Medical Ministry Canada Inc. 455 Barton St. Unit 4, Stoney Creek, On L8E 2L7 Phone: (905) 524-3544, Fax: (905) 664-8386 Email: mmican@mmint.org 68)Medical Missions Response Website: http://www.mmronline.org Excerpt: MMR links volunteer healthcare workers with strategic, short-term, healthcare opportunities around the world. Strategic opportunities are those that enable the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ to advance into new areas where it has never been. MMR specifically targets unreached people groups in the 10/40 window. Programs & Costs: Welcomes all health care practitioners. Volunteer healthcare workers come from many different agencies and fellowships and are bound together by their commitment to obey Christ's Great Commission. MMR guides the missionaries in the strategic use of medical ministries to advance their work. However, MMR does not generate projects. The local missionaries design projects around their particular strategies, location, and people group, and then MMR responds by recruiting volunteers to fulfill these requests. Short term projects typically range from 2-4 weeks. Volunteers do pay their own way through MMR.  The cost will vary from location to location.  Our least expensive trip is $2200 with our most expensive running about $3200.  All of our trips are flat rate donations to MMR that cover you from your home airport until you return except for souvenirs or personal trips (if you need to know more detailed qualifications, let me know).  Mostly we cover airfare, visas (if needed), room and board, transport, medications used, translators, etc. Contact: Medical Missions Response P.O. Box 57011, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73157-7011 Phone: 1-866-667-8996 Email: need to email directly from website 69)Mexican Medical Ministries Website: http://www.mexicanmedical.com/ Excerpt: Mexican Medical Ministries is an interdenominational non-profit organization, founded in 1963, dedicated to providing low or no-cost health care to the people of Mexico in the Name of Jesus Christ.  Programs & Costs:  We routinely offer dental, general medical, chiropractic and optometry services. We are always open to new ideas. Consider serving for 1 to 3 years as a Short Term Missionary. As a Short Term missionary you will be encouraged and mentored as you find your own ministry to the people of Mexico. You would be involved with a seasoned and experienced full-time missionary who would share their experience with you and help you determine what God's Plan is for your life. The cost for trips with us depends on the ministry location and time in Mexico.  Four times a year we have one day trips to Tijuana to help in a large health fair put on by one of the large churches down there.  The cost is $100.00 which includes transportation over the border, meals for the day, and supplies used in the health fair.  A Weekender to Loreto cost $495 dollars plus your airfare to get there.  The fee covers room and board for the four days.  Twice a year we go to Palenque on week long trips and they cost around $800.00.  Food and van rental are the biggest part of that fee. Contact: Operating in Canada as: Healing and Hope International Box 25097 -Mission Park PO, Kelowna, BC Canada V1W 3Y7 Phone: -868-1117  (formerly registered in Canada as Mexican Medical Ministries) Email: information@mexicanmedical.com 70)Project Amazon Website: http://www.projectamazon.org Excerpt: One of PAZ's core values is to minister to the whole person that is spirit, soul and body. Though sharing the gospel and planting churches is always our first priority, the love of Christ compels us to address the enormous health needs of the people we serve. The river villages in which we work generally have no doctor, no dentist, no health clinic, no drug store, little or no electricity, and no reliable source of clean water. Many people in these communities suffer from poor hygiene and poor nutrition, and few have the money to travel to a city hospital should they become seriously ill. Thus even simple health problems like an infected cut or abscessed tooth often go untreated, leading to blood poisoning and sometimes even death. Programs & Costs: To meet these needs, the mission currently operates six health boats that are based in different parts of the Amazon. These boats, equipped to do minor surgery and stocked with medicines, are floating clinics that reach some of the most needy river communities in the Amazon and treat thousands of patients each year. If you are a health professional, we urge you to consider giving of yourself to this life-saving mission. The Amazonian river communities that we serve may be hidden, but they are not forgotten. Health volunteers generally stay in the Amazon for one to two weeks, traveling aboard one of our large health boats. The PAZ boats typically visit two or three river villages during the trip, offering medical and dental care to Brazilians who rarely if ever get to see a doctor or dentist. Truly, this is a life-saving ministry that bears much eternal fruit. We have health boat trips scheduled for various times of the year. We can provide guest quarters, local transportation and other logistical support. Contact: Project Amazon (formerly PAZ International), PO Box 913, Morton, IL, USA, 61550 Phone: 309-263-2299  Fax: 309-263-2299  Email: dove@dpc.net 71)Project Rescue of Amazon Youth (PRAY) Website: http://catherine19640.tripod.com/ Excerpt: The city of Jacunda in the state of Para has a large number of children living in abject poverty. They suffer from malnutrition, abandonment, illness, lack of medical care and medicine, and have no way to gain life-sustaining skills. Safe drinking water is also often unavailable. Many children are born to adolescent mothers or abandoned by parents who are unable to care for them. P.R.A.Y. has established a mission in Jacunda, Para, Brazil to assist the children by providing shelter, medical assistance, and life skills. We strive for Unity by being of one mind, spirit, and purpose.  Our goal is to connect with and love the people, not to change them.  We agree to serve and help one another at all times with humility, diligence, and excellence. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer for P.R.A.Y. should be committed, individually and as part of our team, to loving God and serving the people of Brazil.  We do this by respecting and caring for His people, without passing judgment on them. Program & Costs: Volunteers are under the supervision of the General Manager and Directors of the mission.  Medical volunteers will be also under the supervision of the Doctor in charge of the clinic.  The mission is located in the North of Brazil and conditions can be uncomfortable and unpleasant.  The climate is tropical, and is usually hot and humid.  As for cost we have a $25 fee for background check, and all travel is the responsibility of the volunteer. Contact: Project Rescue of Amazon Youth, 1006 8th St., Wamego, KS , USA 66547 Email:  sallysavery@hotmail.com (785-456-1677) or bkilian@networksplus.net (785-256-6214) or shaneneel@hotmail.com (785-293-5812). 72)Volunteers in Medical Missions Website: http://www.vimm.org Excerpt: Our goals are: To promote a Christian approach to the treatment of medical patients throughout the world, to initiate and develop medical mission projects, to provide medicines, supplies, and equipment to clinics in third-world countries, to provide international public health information, to inform missionaries of any Christian denomination what is available to them in the fields of medicine and construction. Program & Costs: Programs are around two weeks in duration and involve clinic work. Volunteers pay their own way, but often can get financial assistance from employers, family, friends, and church. Prices range from $1150 US to $2200 US for a two week duration depending on project and location. Contact: Volunteers in Medical Missions, P.O. Box 756, Seneca, SC 29679 Phone/Fax: 864-885-9411, Toll free: 1-800-615-8695  E-mail: missions@vimm.org