Become a Voluntary Medical Buddy

Worldwide more than 60 million people are on the run. In the Netherlands also always more refugees. As soon as a refugee receives an asylum permit, the COA will link the status holder to the municipality. The municipality is looking for housing for the status holder. The care then proceeds as it is arranged for each other residents of the Netherlands. Status holders in the Netherlands are not accompanied within medical healthcare. Through language barrier, cultural differences and Inadequate knowledge of the Dutch health care system stagnates good care and patients are treated suboptimal so that the disease worsens. It is important that refugees are well informed about the healthcare services and regulations so that they can make better use of the care system and thereby better connect the care to the request for help. Medical buddies offer support in the exercise of good medical care for status holders. They play a preventive role in preventing incomprehension of both GP and patient, misdiagnosis and incorrect / incomplete treatment due to communication problems. Medical buddies will acting from a participatory and coaching method. For our Project Medical Buddies we are looking for:

• Voluntary medical buddies in The Hague
  

What are you going to do?

• The inform the refugee and ensure that the refugee is properly informed gain access to Dutch healthcare.
  
• Go to doctor, hospital, dentist, pharmacy and other medical settings
  
• Provide peace and trust through your presence as a Red Cross volunteer
  
• The linking pin between the doctors and the refugee
  
• Provide information and reporting to the Medical Buddy's team leader.

What do we offer?

• The possibility to be part of the world's largest humanitarian emergency relief organization and to contribute to the deployment refugees
  
• Extensive instruction and training to prepare for work
  
• Accompaniment and professional support
  
• A travel allowance
  

What do we ask?

• You are flexible use during the week (minimum 6 hours spread over different days) for the next 6 months
  
• You are flexible and can work together with different stakeholders
  
• You have affinity with the target status holders
  
• Good social and communication skills
  
• Knowledge of the social map of The Hague, especially with regard to health care
  
• You have a good command of the English language
  
• Experience with intercultural communication is a plus
  
• A demonstrable medical background is an advantage
  
• You have an HBO work and think level
  
• You preferably have a valid first aid diploma
  
• The intention to start from the self-reliant ability of the refugee and want to strengthen this
  
• Attend compulsory training days