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  • Good Health And Well-Being

Medical Nursing and Public Health

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2 - 26 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+
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Highlights

  • Encounter the exotic African culture
  • Learn to work in a Developing country
  • Get good friends in an African village

Highlights

  • Encounter the exotic African culture
  • Learn to work in a Developing country
  • Get good friends in an African village
  • Enjoy the Indian Ocean
  • Join the amazing safaris programs
    • You don't have to pay anything yet

    Especially good for

    Age 18+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups
    50+
    Wheel Chairs

    About the program

    Art in Tanzania helps the small community clinics in the villages and larger hospitals. Tanzania's health care needs professional medical staff.

    Medical & Public Health Intern — Hospital & Community | Tanzania (On-site, Erasmus+)

    Recognized in 2026 by the Tanzanian Government Prime Minister's Office for Humanitarian Work and winner of the Community Development, International Volunteering & Sustainable Impact Excellence Award 2026.

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    About the program

    Medical & Public Health Intern — Hospital & Community | Tanzania (On-site, Erasmus+)

    Recognized in 2026 by the Tanzanian Government Prime Minister's Office for Humanitarian Work and winner of the Community Development, International Volunteering & Sustainable Impact Excellence Award 2026.

    Type: Clinical placement / elective

    Location: Dar es Salaam and the Madale village area, Tanzania

    Duration: Flexible, year-round · 8 hrs/day, Monday–Friday

    Ideal for: medicine, nursing, public health, midwifery, health sciences

    Skills: hospital rotations, community health, HIV counseling, nutrition, health education

    About the role

    Join an award-winning program and rotate across hospital departments and village clinics in one placement. Choose from two tracks — a clinical hospital placement or public health & community education.

    What you'll do

    • Complete hospital rotations: medicine, pediatrics, O&G, emergency, radiology, lab, psychiatry, orthopedics, ENT, pharmacy, HIV CTC, and nursing
    • Deliver nutrition education and food-security work
    • Support sports, exercise and wellbeing, and art therapy
    • Contribute to environmental health: water and sanitation
    • Support HIV/AIDS counseling, testing and advocacy

    What you'll gain

    • Multi-department rotation experience
    • Community public-health fieldwork
    • Clinical adaptability across settings
    • A documented placement and Erasmus+ eligibility, with learning-agreement support
    • A certificate and reference letter on completion

    Typical day

    When you work at a medical clinic, you commonly start your day by moving from the compound to the clinic around 8 AM after breakfast. However, some clinics start their day shift as early as 6 AM. Thereafter, there is full-day medical work in the selected department(s). Commonly, clinic interns have ...

    Typical day

    When you work at a medical clinic, you commonly start your day by moving from the compound to the clinic around 8 AM after breakfast. However, some clinics start their day shift as early as 6 AM. Thereafter, there is full-day medical work in the selected department(s). Commonly, clinic interns have one or two days a week for planning, reporting, and visibility tasks, but this depends on your focus. You can also select public health tasks in addition to medical clinic work. Then it is typically sports, advocacy, first-aid courses, HIV/AIDS work, etc.


    Attending Public Health work focuses much more on schools, so they also dictate your working hours. It includes seminars on various public health topics, such as HIV, AIDS, Environmental Health, Diabetes, other joint diseases, nutrition, and more.

    We highly recommend attending the Village sports program for free time.

    Free-time activities

    You can enjoy low-cost safaris to the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and other National parks during your free time. You can join our groups climbing Mt Kilimanjaro and move on to relax at Zanzibar beaches. We also offer a variety of one-day programs for short breaks, such as diving and snorkeling at ...

    Free-time activities

    You can enjoy low-cost safaris to the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and other National parks during your free time. You can join our groups climbing Mt Kilimanjaro and move on to relax at Zanzibar beaches. We also offer a variety of one-day programs for short breaks, such as diving and snorkeling at the reefs, swimming with dolphins, rainforest trekking in Kilimanjaro, live African music, various sports programs, and craft-making, including batik-making courses, and so on. You will enjoy your stay in Tanzania.

    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 18 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (basic level)

    Required Documents

    Cover letter

    Nationality Restrictions

    No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

    Other Skills

    We tailor the program according to the background of the participant.

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 07:00 - 15:00

    What's Included

    What's Included

    On-site Services

    The fee includes accommodation, breakfast, dinner, program guidance with orientation, 24-hour staff presence, and academic graduate team leaders for all programs.

    The actual program is free of charge. You may have small local transfer costs.

    The cost does not include international flights, local transfers, charity volunteer visas, or personal purchases.


    Accommodation

    Our eco-compound in Madale Village in the Dar es Salaam area has dorms, single, double, and family rooms. As an eco-compound, we use our flush toilets with bio-grade septic tanks; we collect shower water and use it as "grey water" for our tropical garden irrigation. This compound is in Madale village, so it is in the countryside but a short distance from the city.

    We charge for accommodation with breakfast and dinner only. 

    Food & Beverages

    We include breakfast and dinner in the lodging cost at our compound. Lunches are not included because most participants are out of the compound during the day. Local places to eat are around your placement and affordable.

    All drinks are at your own cost. Drinking water is available everywhere at a low price. We also run a compound bar, so you can easily access drinks and snacks

    Internet Access

    Good access at the project site
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    What's NOT included?

    What's NOT included?

    Airport Pickup at Julius Nyerere International Airport

    An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.

    Flight Tickets

    The nearest airport is Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) in Dar Es Salaam. We assist you to find cheap flights to Tanzania. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

    Travel Insurance

    Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Tanzania provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

    Vaccines

    If you are intending to volunteer in Tanzania you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Tanzania. VACCINE CHECKER

    Details on arrival

    Ongoing program: choose your dates freely.

    Availability
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

    Program Fees

    $148 per week 2 - 26 weeks Age 18 - 50+

    Payment methods

    Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

    NO CREDIT CARD FEES

    Duration

    2 - 26 weeks

    Deposit

    Reserve your spot with just a few clicks and a small, secure deposit. You can pay by credit card, PayPal, or other convenient methods.

    Final Payment

    You’ll agree on the final payment method with your local organization during the application process. This final payment is only due closer to the start of your trip.

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    2023
    It was truly a life changing experience! Wonderful people met along the way. I especially appreciated the proximity with the community ...
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    Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania > Dar es Salaam

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