Centro Médico Divino Niño

Ecuador

Country

Carework and Health

About the Project

This medical center is dedicated to providing accessible healthcare to low-income residents of the Cotocollao parish in northern Quito, ensuring timely treatment for a wide range of illnesses across all age groups, from infants to older adults. Operating daily from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, the center serves between 2 and 20 patients daily, offering a comprehensive suite of medical specialties including General Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dentistry, Radiology, Psychology, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, and clinical laboratory services. Its location in a commercially active and well-connected urban area makes it easily accessible for the predominantly lower to middle-class, Spanish-speaking population of Cotocollao and surrounding neighborhoods.

Location

Quito, Pichincha

Accommodation

Host Family

Volunteer Tasks

Volunteers can provide assistance in different areas, depending on their profile. If they do not have previous experience in the medical area, they can also support in the social and administrative area until they learn about more specific tasks. Among the activities they can perform are:

Helping to serve food
Checking the vital signs (blood pressure, saturation, temperature, …)
Measuring blood sugar
Pharmacy errands
Help the patients with washing and changing
Changing dressings
Cleaning / sterilizing medical equipment
Organizing and refilling medical supplies
Supporting during medical campaigns in other cities (when they go to communities)

Volunteer Requirements

It’s preferable to have someone with experience in the medical field, but if not, they must have an interest in learning about this topic and flexibility to adapt to different scenarios in the clinic. It is better if they have a basic knowledge of Spanish, for better development in the project.
It is essential that they should have social skills so that they can work with people of different ages.