General Clinic Support
Individual healthcare volunteers can spend time in one of HVH’s two clinics, supporting the HVH healthcare workers. Volunteers can volunteer at the Sante Po You clinic in a rural setting or at the Shada clinic in an urban setting. If a medical team is interested in conducting a mass clinic, this can be arranged in another village area** where there is not currently access to a clinic.
Prenatal outreach program assistance
Individual healthcare volunteers can support our Nurse and agent de sante in our prenatal outreach program where they conduct assessments and education with pregnant women in the surrounding villages.
Pediatric Outreach Trips
Medical teams can participate in pediatric outreach trips known as “Peds Blitz’s” where Well-Baby and Well-Child check-ups including vaccinations are conducted in all surrounding villages. If an individual would like to participate in a Peds Blitz but is not part of a team, they can contact HVH to see if there are scheduled Peds Blitz that have space for additional volunteers.
Healthcare Specialty Support and Training
HVH can benefit greatly from healthcare workers with various specialties and special arrangements can be made to take advantage of the services that the volunteers could provide. This includes both the provision of services as well as a training segment for Haitian healthcare workers to help build local capacity. If HVH does not have a significant need for a particular specialty, we can also work with one of our many health partners working in the North to place you at an alternate facility. Specialties that could be utilized include:
- Medical Doctors
- Paramedics
- OBGYN and Midwives
- Surgical specialists
- Nurses & Nursing Assistants
- Internists
- Dentists
- Ophthalmologists
- Pediatricians and Family Doctors
- Physiotherapist
- Pharmacists
- MD & RN & midwifery students
- Public Health Educators
** This would be planned in advance with the volunteer coordinator in conjunction with HVH medical staff and HVH partner organizations on a needs basis.
