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Integrated community health and development project with 150 bed hospital in rural north west Bangladesh. The community programme works with about 350,000 of the poorest people in the area. The hospital provides services in comprehensive obstetric care (about 3500 deliveries per year), gynaecology, paediatrics, medicine and general surgery. We have a community based rehabilitation programme for children with disabilities. There is also a very active training centre, training health and development workers for our own and other agencies including the Governement of Bangladesh. The research component of the project is also expanding. Our vision is to see people living as God intended in spiritually, physically, socio-economically, and emotionally healthy communities.
The project also has an English medium school for staff children and volunteers are always welcome there.

Location	South Asia - Based in Rural north west Bangladesh
Type of Student	Medical, Nurse - Medical and nursing students.
Location	Based in Rural north west Bangladesh
Placements Available	Variable places available. Students can contact them directly but they encourage them to then apply to Interserve's short-term "On Track" programme. World-wide students accepted.
Type of Student	Medical and nursing students.
Clinical Year	Penultimate or final year
Placement Duration	4 weeks - 1 year max
Christian Commitment	Non Christians are accepted but they would need to be interviewed/screened by a sending agency first.
Board and Lodging	Hospital will help arrange accommodation. The charge of $6 per day which covers accom, food and laundry.

Contact for electives:

Short-term Coordinator
Contact Name	Robyn Edwards
Address	Lamb Hospital, Parbatipur, Dinajpur 5250, Bangladesh
Email	stw@lambproject.org