The Organisation
Medical Santo is a private, Not-For-Profit medical aid organisation established to provide Primary Health Services to the Northern Region of Vanuatu. Medical Santo is based in the town of Luganville on the island of Santo in Vanuatu and aims to provide high quality medical services to the local Ni-Vanuatu community, expatriate locals, and foreign visitors and tourists. While a separate, independent organisation, the focus for Medical Santo is to operate in partnership and support of the local Vanuatu Health Services.
Mission/Vision
- Medical Santo exists to provide the people of Northern Vanuatu with a medical clinic service using visiting medical officers, nursing and paramedical staff and locally trained medical professionals. The practice concentrates on primary health care with general practitioner consultations, paediatrics, women’s Health, diabetes, hypertension, wound management and oral hygiene. This may also include emergency medical treatment, pre hospital and pre clinic response and treatment (as the service can be activated for emergencies outside the regular clinic hours). Our vision is for a healthier Vanuatu with reduced mortality and morbidity by “Changing Lives” both physically and spiritually.
Location
Luganville, called "Santo" by people from Vanuatu's northern islands, is located on the large island of Espiritu Santo. It is the second largest city in Vanuatu with a population of around 20,000 and a total on the island of Espiritu Santo of around 60,000. Luganville is one of Vanuatu's busiest ports.
The current population of Luganville comprises a vast majority of ni-Vanuatu but also has a small population of Chinese and European descendants.
Luganville has the second largest hospital in Vanuatu called Northern Provincial Hospital that is responsible for 60% or 180,000 people from the Northern Islands of a total population of 310,000. It relies heavily on aid assistance from overseas countries.
There are significant tourist opportunities in this northern area of Vanuatu. It is Medical Santo’s focus to ensure all staff and volunteers have a balanced lifestyle and make the most of this South Pacific paradise whilst working with the organisation. This is one of the rewards we can provide for you when taking up this role. Many opportunities are available including SCUBA diving, caving, and exploring the natural beaches and freshwater lagoons on Santo while you provide humanitarian medical aid in Vanuatu.
