A healthcare internship in Togo, supervised and recognised by your school

Why do a healthcare internship in Togo

What this placement will teach you (that no lecture hall can)

• ›What three weeks in internal medicine teach you when resources are scarce: blood samples, catheters, transfusions, burn dressings — Alice’s story.
• ›Why adapting to local methods, without giving up what you know, becomes one of the most valuable skills in a healthcare career.
• ›How to keep the right distance from suffering — and why life, loud and colourful, is present even in the corridors.
• ›Where community healthcare makes full sense: home care and the Davié Tekpo dispensary.
• ›How to present this placement to your panel or in an interview: autonomy, adaptability, care in low-resource settings.
• ›What this placement can change in the way you care for patients once you are back home.

Who is it for?

Students and recent graduates in healthcare who want to learn to care differently: with few resources and a lot of humanity.

Working language: French (Togo is French-speaking). Basic French makes daily life much easier; the local team helps with the rest.

What you will experience

You join the team of a hospital or health centre in or around Lomé (university hospitals, community health centres). Your ward is chosen with you, according to your training and local needs.

School agreement and internship certificate

Your internship counts towards your degree: we prepare every document your school asks for, with you.

1. 1

   You apply

   Registration form, CV, cover letter and student card, at least 3 months before departure.

2. 2

   Your school approves

   Present the project and your learning objectives to your placement or international office.

3. 3

   We find your placement

   Midezon selects the host facility and the supervisor, then sends you a letter of acceptance.

4. 4

   The official request is sent

   For a for-credit internship, your school’s director writes to Togo’s Ministry of Health at least 2 months before the start. We explain the procedure.

5. 5

   The agreement is signed

   Send us your own documents (agreement, evaluation form, portfolio): we have them filled in and signed on site.

6. 6

   You come home with your certificate

   Internship certificate (dates, ward, hours), evaluation signed by your supervisor and a short feedback survey.

Every school has its own forms and deadlines: send them when you register, it saves the most time.

Participation fees: what’s included, no surprises

The same fees as a mission: €50 registration, then €75 per week. They cover your stay on site; travel is at your own expense.

Upcoming departures

Internships run all year round, on the dates set by your school. Group departures show their remaining places in real time.

An ethical internship, not “medical tourism”

• ✓You only perform procedures at your level of training, as at home, under supervision.
• ✓You learn as much as you give: listening, humility, respect for Togolese colleagues.
• ✓No photos of patients without their consent, and never on social media.
• ✓Neat clothing: scrubs, closed shoes, hair tied back. Remember to pack them.
• ✓Small supplies in your luggage (gloves, compresses, thermometers) are welcome; no medicines without prior agreement.
• ✓Your story when you return helps future interns prepare.

Alice, three weeks at the university hospital

On an internal medicine ward, Alice took blood samples, placed IV lines, assisted with transfusions and changed dressings. She remembers the lack of resources, the need to adapt to local methods, and life everywhere, right into the hospital corridors.