Mercy PA West Africa Health Care Assessment Mission (PA-WAHCAM)

      DAKAR, SENEGAL AND BANJUL, THE GAMBIA

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      The African Cultural Exchange
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      3 reviews
      May 12 - 21, 2023
      Group size: 1 - 50
      Mercy PA West Africa Health Care Assessment Mission (PA-WAHCAM)
      DAKAR, SENEGAL AND BANJUL, THE GAMBIA

      The African Cultural Exchange
      • Email address verified
      3 reviews

      May 12 - 21, 2023
      Group size: 1 - 50

      About this trip

        

      What is the Physician Assistants West Africa Health Care Assessment Mission (PA-WAHCAM)? 


      This project is an introductory Global Health and health care in Africa program designed for Physician Assistant Students, administrators, and other health care workers with an interest in health care in Africa. The mission is also designed to introduce the participant to the cultures of the 2 host countries and their impact on health. The PA Health Care Mission allows students to obtain an intimate view of the health care systems in two developing nations in Africa. It is an exploration mission that draws on the expertise of The African Cultural Exchange in fostering professional and cross-cultural interactions between counterparts all around the continent of Africa. These partnerships provide the framework for continued relationships that lead to two-way benefit and participants often gain insights into managing an array of problems faced in their home settings. These partnerships are encouraged by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG-17) of creating Global Partnerships for sustainable development which work toward promoting health system strengthening. The cross-cultural experience gained is also often invaluable in aiding the participant in understanding immigrant population health care issues in the U.S. 

      Included in Package

        

      Program includes:    Airfare from JFK NYC, food, accommodations (double or single occupancy), visas, ground transportation and entertainment.  

      Available Packages

      DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
      $2,615
      Deposit: $100
      SINGLE OCCUPANCY

      SINGLE OCCUPANCY

      $2,930
      Deposit: $100


      Itinerary

      DAY 1
      DEPARTURE FROM JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NYC

        

      Fri May 12 Day 1 

      Dep from JFK-NYC, USA

      DELTA AIRLINES

       Check-in 4 pm, Dep 7 pm

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      The African Cultural Exchange
      3 reviews
      The African Cultural Exchange is a501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1989 to provide cross-cultural links to Africa. The organization's main activities center around providing opportunities for individuals to participate in short-term and ongoing development efforts on Africa. These programs involve sharing interpersonal relations with rural communities while working on local activities in the areas of culture, development, education, and health care and usually impart mutual benefit to all participants.

      Reviews

      Beautiful experience in seeing the motherland. Tour guide and transportation were great! It was a great experience to live with the Penyem villagers.
      By Regine S for The Africa Health Care Mission 7-15 Oct "23 to Senegal and The Gambia on Oct 17, 2023
      We had the best time in a long time it felt like going home. Food was excellent. Meeting new people and hopefully making life long connections cannot be compared Will be making a return trip as soon as is financially possible
      By Marlene S for The Africa Health Care Mission 7-15 Oct "23 to Senegal and The Gambia on Oct 17, 2023
      The trip was awesome. Everyone was so accommodating and made us feel really comfortable. The group went above and beyond to ensure our safety at all times. Accommodations were within normal limits and the meals were very tasty. Because of the care and amazing treatment we received from ACE I will definitely continue to work with them.
      By Lorraine J for Mercy PA West Africa Health Care Assessment Mission (PA-WAHCAM) on May 24, 2023