Medical Missions in India: We Are Recruiting Volunteer Healthcare Professionals

Our association is already preparing its next medical missions, which will take place in Bodhgaya, India, in particularly disadvantaged villages.

As part of this humanitarian programme, we are recruiting volunteer doctor and nurse teams who would like to put their experience and skills to use in support of local communities.

The missions will run from November 2026 to February 2027. Several teams will take turns throughout this period in order to maintain a regular presence in the field and respond to the medical needs of local residents.

Florence and Myriam will begin the 2026-2027 missions

The first team will be made up of Florence, a practising general practitioner, and Myriam, a nurse. They will work in the villages from 22 November to 19 December 2026.

Both are already familiar with the Indian healthcare context, having previously worked together as volunteers in a dispensary in Varanasi. This experience gave them first-hand knowledge of the medical situations commonly encountered locally, including wound care and the support of patients with multiple health conditions.

Florence, who is of Indian origin, understands Hindi and speaks some of the language. She is also fluent in English, which will facilitate communication with patients and local teams.

Their arrival will mark the beginning of several months of medical missions among the communities supported by Khyenkhong in the villages around Bodhgaya.

We are still looking for volunteer healthcare professionals

To complete the teams that will take turns until February 2027, we are still looking for volunteer doctors and nurses who would like to contribute their experience and skills to supporting local communities.

We would also like to make a special mention of our retired healthcare professionals, who now represent a significant proportion of our volunteers. Their commitment is a real asset to our association. Availability, experience, adaptability and a strong sense of service are all qualities that contribute to the successful delivery of our humanitarian missions.

As a recent article in Le Quotidien du Médecin pointed out, it is not always easy for healthcare professionals to turn the page after a career devoted to caring for others. Medicine is not a profession like any other: it shapes a person’s identity, daily rhythm, human relationships and sense of purpose.

Volunteering in humanitarian and non-profit work can therefore offer a different way to continue sharing professional experience and expertise.

This is precisely what our missions in India make possible: continuing to practise in a different way, sharing experience and providing practical support to communities with limited access to healthcare.

So, to our fellow doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals: if you would like to take part in a meaningful medical and human experience, we would be very pleased to welcome you to one of our upcoming missions in Bodhgaya.

For more information or to apply as a volunteer, please contact us at contact@ktm-care.org.