The patients who are treated at the Franklin Tello Binational Hospital, administered by the Apostolic Vicariate of the Aguarico, Orellana Province, are the new beneficiaries of the donations of technical aids and medical supplies, carried out by Junta de Beneficencia de Guayaquil.
The aid consisted of 19 wheelchairs, 13 walkers, 6 crutches, 8 canes, 5 nebulizers, 1 hospital bed, 1 gynecological examination table, 1 chair for blood collection, 2 high-pressure automatic steam sterilizers, medicine and medical supplies.
The Franklin Tello Binational Hospital is the reference health home for the Ecuadorian and Peruvian populations that are located on the banks of the Napo River near the border with Peru.
Héctor Ullauri, Head of Logistics and Distribution of the JBG, highlighted that this donation is possible thanks to the cooperation of local and international organizations such as Direct Relief International, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Free Wheelchair Mission, and Fybeca.
