Overview
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.
Read about a previous volunteer’s reflections on her Public Health Internship in Zambia.
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
Livingstone is a beautiful, rural town in southern Zambia just a stone’s throw away from the mighty Zambezi river and the border of Zimbabwe. It is a hub for visitors looking to experience one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World – Victoria Falls, locally known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, ‘the Smoke that Thunders’. Livingstone is the ultimate playground for adventure-seekers, wildlife enthusiasts, and lovers of the great outdoors. Whether you’d like to bungee jump, swim in the ‘Devil’s Pool’, white water raft down the Zambezi, join a river safari or enjoy an African sunset, every experience in Livingstone is unique. The town itself is relaxed and friendly with an intriguing culture and history. Here, you’ll find arts and craft producers, museums, colonial architecture, traditional village life, as well as delicious local food and laidback African lifestyle.
