Internists, pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, gynecologists, otolaryngologists, general surgeons, ophthalmologists, and anesthesiologists are being recruited to volunteer at a rural health clinic in the tropical highlands of Ecuador along the Peruvian border. This clinic serves a poor indigenous population with few other options for care. This modern facility is located on the grounds of a Catholic mission in the pueblo of Guadalupe. There are three examining rooms, an operating theater, two dental suites, optometric services, a pharmacy, and a laboratory. They have also organized mobile health fairs to other remote under-served regions. A hospital can be reached in two hours.

Doctors of the World are seeking physician volunteers to work at the Hospital San Carlos in Altamirano, Chiapas. San Carlos is the only hospital in the region with the specific mission of providing affordable, high-quality care to the marginalized indigenous population of Chiapas. Volunteers at San Carlos will work on a team with approximately eight Mexican and International doctors, alongside a group of over 30 Spanish and Mayan nurses and nursing assistants who provide care to over 13,000 patients per year. If you are interested in volunteering in Chiapas with Doctors of the World please call their office at (212) 226 – 9890 or visit their website at www.dowusa.org

The Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa (FHSSA), an organization that supports the work of hospices and other agencies that deliver optimal palliative care from the time of diagnosis through the bereavement period following death, is currently looking for people who would be interested in working in Africa for 2-8 week assignments. Experience in capacity building, resource management, advocacy, public policy, organizational development and/or technical assistance is highly desirable. Experience in the following areas is also very desirable: home care/ hospice nurse, home care social worker, home care pastoral care counselor, palliative care physician, hospice administrator, hospice community outreach coordinators, and/or development director/fund raiser.