Internship in NGOs in Zambia
Quick Facts
Location: Livingstone, Zambia
Company: Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport
Date: Specific Start Dates
Duration: 4 weeks
Category: Healthcare
PUBLIC HEALTH INTERNSHIP IN ZAMBIA
This is a 4-week global health program that takes place in the town of Livingstone, Zambia. The internship is designed to improve access to, and quality of, healthcare. You will do innovative work in a low-income area that includes determining the health of community populations, launching and running initiatives, and addressing context-specific barriers to effective healthcare.
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PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Obtain practical experience as part of a 360-degree internship, exploring key issues in Zambia’s public healthcare system and bringing research-driven change
- Gain an understanding for social research methods in an under-resourced area and learn how to report on understandings of problems surrounding health
- Explore a variety of community health issues and how they intersect with gender, environmental and behavioural studies
- Engage with healthcare workers, professionals and NGOs in varied settings to acquire an in-depth view of current health challenges – monitoring the status quo and assessing emerging trends
- Deliver practical workshops on topics that range from promoting disease prevention to living a healthy life
- Learn how to collect data, interpret survey methodology, and analyse health indicators, within a supportive and solution-focused program
- Live in the heart of Livingstone, Zambia; a dynamic town bordering the Natural Wonder of Victoria Falls
