Volunteer Information (8 entries)

• Who volunteers with FOCOS?
  Volunteers tend to be from health care backgrounds. Click here to view a chart displaying previous volunteers skills. They are mainly nurses, doctors, surgeons, physical therapists, surgical technicians etc... Volunteers join ...
• Where are FOCOS Programs?
  FOCOS is involved in programs in various countries. Read the Our Partners section to learn about the different locations. Volunteers mainly volunteer at the FOCOS hospital in Accra Ghana.
• What do volunteers do while volunteering with FOCOS?
  Volunteer surgeons perform spine, hip or knee surgeries. Nurses work in the operating room along side the surgeons and frequently surgeons bring their own nurses to assist them. Physiatrists perform EMGs ...
• What dates can I volunteer?
  What dates can I volunteer? The FOCOS Ghana mission trips are scheduled for May and November. Once the main hospital opens volunteers can sign up for assignments throughout ...
• How much does it usually cost to volunteer?
  FOCOS volunteers are expected to pay for their flights. The price of this ranges depending upon where you fly from. All FOCOS volunteers are asked to pay a flat fee of ...
• What items should I bring on a FOCOS trip?
  Please bring the items you would normally require for a trip to a hot country. In addition FOCOS would recommend packing the following items: OR ...
• What is the accommodation like in Ghana?
  In Accra, Ghana you will be staying in a two floored guest house. Most people share rooms within the guest house. The men stay in rooms on the bottom floor and ...
• What site seeing is available?
  You may decide to take some tours over the weekend. In the past volunteers have taken tours to Cape Coast, which includes a overnight stay in hotel on ocean. ...