Volunteer for Hospital Oscar Jand in Ecuador, Basecamp International Centers, Galapagos, Ecuador

 Description

Hospital Oscar Jand serves the people of San Cristobal by providing many different medical services to the 
island. The hospital hosts specialists, general surgeons, emergency services, and first-aid attention, among 
others. The population of San Cristobal is approximately 10,000, and at least 90% of inhabitants have recieved care 
from this facility. This organization belongs to MSP (Healthy State Prosecutor), and therefore receive support 
from the other islands as well. 



Hospital Oscar Jand serves the people of San Cristobal providing many different medical services to the 
Island. The hospital hosts specialists, general surgeons, emergency services, and first-aid attention, among others. 

Hospital Oscar Jand is looking for volunteers of all abilities and backgrounds to help facilitate and run the 
daily programs for the patients there. 



Volunteers can assist depending on the skill level of the volunteers they may participate in a variety of 
different tasks. Volunteers with no previous medical background will work one-on-one with doctors, preparing charts 
for patients, handing out medications, and assist in medical examinations, among other tasks. While Nurses and 
Doctors will have more independent jobs throughout the hospital, depending on their individual work history. 
Volunteers may have the opportunity to participate in workshops administered by health professionals outside of 
their regular work hours.

 Requirements 

Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school. Volunteers with the following 
special skills are preferred for the placement:-



Doctor

Nurse

Medical Student

Pre-Med Student

Emergency Medical Technician

Standard First-Aid

Health & Hygiene Training

HIV/AIDS Awareness Training

Medical Administration

Public Health

Physiotherapy

Child & Youth Worker

Early Childhood Education

Social Worker (BSW)

Social Work Student

Psychologist

Psychology Student

Day Care Work

Educational Games

Sexual & Reproductive Health Training

Natural Medicine

Social Worker (MSW)

References from people who have done Short Term Missions with this organization before are available upon 
request. Submit "I Want to Volunteer!" to receive more information.

 Additional Detail


Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and 
make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:



Email: info@basecampcenters.com	

Website: www.basecampcenters.com



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