WITHOUT ACCESS TO QUALITY MEDICAL CARE,
DRINKING WATER CAN BE FATAL.

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Over two decades, we have pioneered a proven, sustainable model to deliver quality health care services to those who need them most. Our focus has been Ecuador, but our methods can work in other parts of developing Latin America.

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Help us expand our impact and better serve the people of Cotopaxi as we launch our next hospital project.

 

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What We Do Every Day

 

For over two decades, Dr. David Gaus has worked to provide quality health care to the underserved rural poor of Ecuador. Since launching Andean Health & Development in 1997 with his mentor and co-chair, the late Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, David has innovated a sustainable approach to rural health built on developing local talent and establishing two hospitals/clinics and Ecuador’s first residency training program for rural doctors. The story is nothing short of inspirational.

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Summer 2026 News

As construction continues on Hospital Cotopaxi, the question naturally arises — will Andean continue to indefinitely build hospitals throughout Ecuador and beyond in the years ahead? The short answer is no. So how will we leverage the experience we have gained over more than a quarter century?

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