Public Health Internships

The fight for the right to live a healthy live.

Preventing illness and injury – instead of curing them – is at the heart of public health programs. Our public health internships are one of the best ways to get involved in meaningful and effective work abroad. And since the best public health internships are centred on following best practice in the field, you will gain essential practical experience to supplement your future career.

Overview

You don’t need to be a medical professional to make a contribution. While our public health internships abroad are aimed at making all types of healthcare more accessible and sustainable, they don’t allow you to get involved in any medical procedures or diagnostic work, as per our stance on ethical public health volunteering. By getting involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs abroad, interns play an active role in contributing towards the health and well-being of communities abroad. 

What types of public health program are there?

Because international public health programs have a broad focus – which includes social services, nutritional services and even alternative-income opportunities – there are many ways to get involved if you want to make a positive contribution to global public health efforts. This may mean developing and facilitating health workshops, assisting with the management of a community food garden, or even adding to environmental conservation efforts that have a positive impact on the health and well-being of the local community. 

Our internships in public health cover every area of care with programs focusing on:

  • community health and well-being
  • childhood and adult education
  • women’s empowerment.

Because we’re focused on being a part of sustainable global solutions, our organisation no longer provides public health internship positions at orphanages. Instead, we work closely with the local community and partner organisations and get involved in the types of projects that make the biggest sustainable impact. Each of these opportunities gives you a solid foundation in the field of public health while allowing you to take on the tasks you’re most interested in on a day-to-day basis.

How a public health internship can benefit you

What makes international public health internships the best choice for any budding public health employee? Well, the best public health internships provide a platform where skills development is inseparable from a meaningful experience abroad.

While lectures and at-home experiences can give you a glimpse into public health programs, a public health internship abroad takes skills development to the next level. International public health internships will get you involved in relevant efforts on the ground that are guaranteed to build on your professional development and improve your employability in the field. 

And, as a British Standards 8848 compliant provider, GVI offers public health programs abroad that factor business best practices into every public health internship.

Our programs

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Community Development Internship in Ghana
Research Fellowship
Global Health Research Fellowship in Fiji
Research Fellowship
Global Health Research Fellowship in Thailand
Research Fellowship
Early Childhood Development Research Fellowship in Fiji
Internship
Global Health Internship in South Africa
Internship
Gender Equality and Health Education Internship in Ghana
Internship
Gender Equality Internship in Nepal
Research Fellowship
Education Research Fellowship in Cambodia
Internship
Community Development Internship in Cambodia
Internship
Global Health Internship in Nepal
Internship
Women’s Empowerment Internship in Nepal
Internship
Women’s Empowerment Internship in South Africa
Internship
International Development Internship in Nepal
Professional Apprenticeship
International Development Apprenticeship in Fiji
Professional Apprenticeship
Community Development Professional Apprenticeship in Cambodia
Internship
Community Development Internship in Fiji
Internship
Global Health Internship in Thailand
Internship
Global Health Internship in Fiji
Included in your program, at no extra cost

Make the most of our unique programs with these exclusively curated local adventure and wellness experiences.

Offered once a month, expand your adventure with GVI Experiences. These are just some of the activities offered on your program!
Learn traditional Karen cooking
Learn traditional Karen cooking
Connect with the Karen people's culture
Connect with the Karen people's culture
Forage for forest medicine with a village elder
Forage for forest medicine with a village elder
Visit Thailand's highest peak
Visit Thailand's highest peak
Explore Thailand's elegant and mysterious waterfalls
Explore Thailand's elegant and mysterious waterfalls
See amazing biodiversity on a night trek
See amazing biodiversity on a night trek
Take a sunrise hike up Two Tree Hill
Take a sunrise hike up Two Tree Hill
Sleep under the stars alongside Asian elephants
Sleep under the stars alongside Asian elephants
Types of internships

How can I take part in an internship abroad?

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