Vision
You can make a difference. Develop basic health care skills to combine with God’s love for the poor and needy and you can bring hope and better health into communities. Challenge yourself to step out and serve those who are sick and lonely, a loving touch can make a big difference.
About IPHC
Primary health care is a tool that enables us to go into communities and have an open door for sharing the gospel and praying for others. As a primary health care worker you will be able to work in eight essential areas of health care: Food & Nutrition, Curative Care, Water & Sanitation, Disease Control, Mother & Child Health, Essential Medicines, Health Education and Community Resources.
Come and be a part of the IPHC, a 6 month training school that give you a heart for the poor and needy using practical health care. The school consists of a 4 month lecture phase – which includes an accumulated total of 1 month of local outreach time, to put into immediate practise the skills that we are learning – and a 2 month outreach.
"Just think... in 6 months you are equipped to go out and hold clinics, educate mothers, do ante natal care, clean wounds, work with safe water projects, weigh babies, touch lives, share the gospel, and more! Primary health care can make a big difference... it changes communities and saves lives.
Training details
- Gods heart for the poor
- Food and nutrition and malnutrition
- Treatment and prevention of disease
- Women's health
- Safe and unsafe water
- Sanitation
- Caring for the sick child
- Maternal Health
- Diagnosing and treating common problems
- Training and using essential drugs
- Health education
- Community health development
Place: Bali, Indonesia
Fast Facts
1. Every minute 4 youths become infected with the HIV virus.
2. Over 100 million people in Indonesia lack access to safe water.
3. Every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of hunger.
"I did my IPHC because I wanted to help the poor… I wanted to do something… not just words but action… I wanted to demonstrate God’s love."
Want to Apply
Download the application form for the IPHC here
“I have always wanted to go to the poor and to do something but I didn’t know how.”