Standards in hospitals in Africa

In your African destination country, you'll quickly realize that neither the technical nor the hygienic conditions are in line with the European standard you know. Especially there is often a lack of adequate hygiene, This is partly because people are not informed about the effect of appropriate hygiene measures. For another, there is not enough toiletries, e.g. disinfectants.

As a volunteer or intern, you should set a good example. So carry - as far as possible - always gloves to treat the patients and a clean tunic! In this way you can protect not only yourself but also the local people from contagious diseases and infections. In countries like Ghana but also on the island Zanzibar. power failures can occur again and again - this of course also affects the work. Also there in African hospitals usually no waiting room, but people gather at the registration desk, for example, and often wait for hours - sometimes sitting on the floor - until they can be treated.