Cinterandes, operating in Ecuador

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The Cinterandes mobile operating theatre, taking surgery to the jungle. Show here in the city of Cuenca. The tent is the recovery room.
Dr Rodas, former Health Minister, who runs the show, with some student doctors from the USA.
The Cinterandes mobile operating theatre, taking surgery to the jungle in a truck. The nurse is preparing things for an operation on a baby.
Since 1994 the introduction of MOBILE SURGERY to the Andean Mountains, Coastal region and Amazon Jungle has made a positive impact on the lives of people whose surgical an medical needs are otherwise neglected. www.cinterandes.org