GALLILEE COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Code: 35433 Copied
Uganda
Social work
Social work
Permanent
About the project
GALLILEE COMMUNITY GENERAL HOSPITAL
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Medium and Long Term Volunteer Program (MLTV program) is an international volunteer exchange program under Uganda Pioneers' Association (UPA). UPA has hosted international volunteers since the organization was started in 1989. UPA uses volunteer exchange and intercultural cooperation as tools for fulfilling its overall aim: To promote community based development, intercultural cooperation and youth participation through voluntary work.
The objectives of the MLTV program are to:
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Contribute to the development of community based social services
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Promote and improve natural and acquired skills useful to the community
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Promote and exchange cultures in order to create friendship and mutual understanding
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Encourage the youth as dynamic age group to take leading roles in development
UPA partners with organisations, institutions, UPA branches and projects that aim to develop local communities reduce poverty and promote volunteerism.
💼 What the programme involves
Galilee Community General Hospital was started up in 2008 in the distant/slum areas of Lubaga division five (5) kms from the capital city of Uganda. The establishment of Galilee was due to lack of health services in the area as people had to travel long distances to the hospitals. The hospital currently has a capacity of up to forty beds. It is registered by the Medical board council of Uganda with a practicing License.
Aim
To become a regional leader (EA) and international partner in holistic health care provision, combining excellent clinical services with community based services, research, education and advocacy.
Activities
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Consultation
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Major and Minor surgeries
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Pediatrics
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Gynecology
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Dental Care
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Orthopedics
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Maternity
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Family Planning
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HIV testing and Counseling
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Immunization
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Outreaches
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Mobilization
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Physiotherapy
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ART CENTRE (JUST BEEN ACCREDITED)
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Tuberculosis screening and Testing
Volunteer task
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Working with the health Team
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Helping one medical personnel basing on skills possessed by volunteer
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Engage in patient home visits
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Provide hand in immunization
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Ensuring patient care is maintained
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Early childhood growth & development lessons
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Represent hospital in seminars and trainings
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HIV counseling and testing.
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HIV sensitization and awareness in schools
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Participate and coordinate village Outreaches
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Registration and assessment of new beneficiaries
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Follow up on activities
Volunteer qualities
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being emotionally strong
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motivated
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open minded
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Volunteers with both medical background and other skills.
Working hours
The volunteers are required to be at the office at 08.00 and work will finish at 17.00. 8:45 am to 16:45 pm, Monday to Friday and 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday but subject to changes due to un avoidable circumstances! During reach outs to clients volunteers may work longer hours.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Transport
From UPA Guesthouse/Nansana to Galilee community general hospital is 2.5 km and it cost about Ugandan shillings 3000 (one way) for public means transport.
Accommodation
Accommodation
UPA has a guesthouse for the volunteers. We can accommodate about 18 volunteers at a time. The volunteers have to share room with others. The guesthouse is well equipped. It has one kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet. It is not very luxury but fulfills the basic needs and standards.
Apart form the guesthouse you can choose to stay with a host family. The host families are either in the same area with the guesthouse and the UPA office or can be chosen close to your project. Staying with a host family gives you the chance to get in touch with the Ugandan culture on a different level than staying in the guesthouse among other foreign volunteers, even though the standard of living might be more basic than in the guesthouse.
Volunteers can stay at UPA Guest house although Galilee community general hospital can always arrange with different families to HOST its volunteers near the project. The volunteer can also be placed near UPA Guesthouse in a host family.
📍 About the location
Galilee Community General Hospital was started up in 2008 in the distant/slum areas of Lubaga division five (5) kms from the capital city of Uganda.
Transport
From UPA Guesthouse/Nansana to Galilee community general hospital is 2.5 km and it cost about Ugandan shillings 3000 (one way) for public means transport.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are required to pay a fee of Euro 500 (five hundred Euros) on arrival for 1e 3months and Euro 50 (fifty Euro) in advance for each additional month the volunteer will extend.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
UPA/MLTV 01
01/01/2014 → 31/03/2015
Volunteers registered
5 / 20
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♀ 5/9
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Uganda
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Ugandan Shilling (UGX / USh)
Exchange rate
1 UGX = 0.000219 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English