Chulucanas

Primary Care Teams

Global Health Volunteers provide primary care, including physical and occupational therapy and health education twice each year – in June and again in October. The June team, usually a team of 25 or more requires 2 or 3 pediatric and 4 to 6 adult medical providers. This team provides health examinations, care and education for as many as 2,000 patients during the two-week mission. Patients identified as requiring surgery by the June team are referred to the GHV Surgery Team that will come in October. The October primary care team is usually a smaller team with 2 or 3 providers and the support staff required to provide care in outlying communities.

Surgery Teams

Each June, a small team provides Pediatric General Surgery during the first week of the Primary Care Mission. In October, 40 or more Global Health Volunteers serve on the GHV Surgical Team in Chulucanas. The surgical program is operated from the general hospital in Chulucanas and our teams work side-by-side with Peruvian medical professionals in a mutually collaborative environment. The surgical services provided include: Gynecology, General Surgery, Reconstructive Pediatric Plastic surgery, and Podiatry. Our outcome statistics are excellent. In addition to all the medical professionals required in the OR and PACU, general supply and support staff, we need bio-medical techs and bi-lingual OR and PACU nurses, P.A.s and Surgical Techs.

"You're serving the poorest of the poor and the appreciation you see in their eyes - it's very fulfilling, very rewarding."

-  Volunteer, Peru