Mombasa Kenya
Mombasa is a coastal city in Kenya that is well known for the richness in tourist activities. A big reason why thousands of people visit Mombasa each year is the beautiful beaches that stretch for miles along the North and South Coasts. In addition to being a haven for those who are looking for a quiet, relaxing vacation, water sports and fishing enthusiasts can also get their money’s wor
AMA has secured a partnerships with hospitals within Mombasa to guarantee clinical rotations for students and volunteer sites for professionals. Some of the hospitals that we work with include
Coast Provincial General Hospital “CPGH”
which has a 700 bed capacity and is the second largest Public Hospital in Kenya. It is located at the heart of Mombasa City overlooking the Indian Ocean, it is a referral and teaching hospital for the whole of the Coastal region serving a catchment population of over 6 million people with specialties raging from Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Accident and Emergency, Surgery, ENT, Internal Medicine, Dental Unit…, You will be privileged to work with some great doctors, nurses, and fellow students at the hospital. You will not only learn a lot of hands-on skills applicable to your future career in the health care field, but also gain an appreciation of how people in Kenya overcome limitations of supply shortages and less than pristine conditions in the hospital through creativity and ingenuity. Volunteering in this facility will leave you with a better understanding of public hospitals in third world countries.
is located in the West Coast of Mombasa with a 166 Bed capacity with 6 Cots and specialties ranging from Antenatal, Antiretroviral Therapy, Basic Emergency Obstetric Care, Caesarean Section, Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care, Curative In-patient Services, Curative Outpatient Services, Family Planning, Growth Monitoring and Promotion, HIV Counselling and Testing, Immunization, Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses, Prevention of Mother to Child transmission of HIV, Radiology Services (e.g. X-ray, Ultra Scan, MRI, etc) Tuberculosis Diagnosis, Tuberculosis Treatments. TAG has a close relationship with the facility which makes it very easy for us to place our clients with the Medical Practitioners they can shadow while doing rounds and try as much as possible to translate the local language “Swahili” for our clients to be at par with what is happening with regard to patient care. It is a much smaller Hospital compared to the Coast General Hospital for example it has only one operating room, that surgeries are pushed back to the next day for say a C-section procedure. This would give you a different experience in terms of patient care and population.
Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands. It’s also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris visit the Maasai Mara Reserve, known for its annual wildebeest migrations, and Amboseli National Park, offering views of Tanzania’s 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro.