Project Description

Place: Luzon (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 1
Length of Term: 2 years minimum

Description of activities: Medivac flights, transporting missionaries and supplies, transporting medical teams, and helping with any other activity needed around the project

Languages required: English (Tagalog, Ilocano, are also helpful)

Requirements: Active SDA member
Recommended: Previous missionary experience or missionary training, including medical training

Housing: provided

Vaccines: PAMAS does not require vaccines and neither does the Philippines. Some recommendations are: Tetanus, Typhoid, and Hepatitis A & B. There is no vaccine yet for Malaria. Palawan missionaries are at high risk of contacting Malaria, but treatment is available. Typhoid (from poor sanitation and affected water sources) and Dengue (from mosquitos) are common and precautions should be taken.