Summer Mobile Clinics Are Here!
The summer Mobile Clinic trip season is officially underway, with simultaneous clinics and development projects happening this week in Lima, Peru and Tena, Ecuador. Check out some photo highlights from…
Rosali Vela
Patient Story: Milagros Ponte
Milagros Ponte, known to her parents as “Milly,” kicks up clouds of dust as she runs up the rocky hill ahead. “Minnie!” she suddenly shouts, and scoops up a…
Intern Journal: Nandini
Nandini Razdan recently returned to the US after completing an internship with MEDLIFE in Lima, Peru, and is now applying to go to medical school. Read more about her experience…
A Visit to the San Judas Chico Home for Girls
Written by Rosali Vela and translated by Rachel Goldberg This week, MEDLIFE student volunteers are helping out with the construction of an auditorium at an orphanage in Cusco, Peru.…
MEDVIDA Ecuador Visits Lima, Peru
MEDLIFE Ecuador and Peru staff after our meeting in Pamplona Last week, three members of the MEDVIDA Ecuador team, Martha Chicaiza, Maria Chavez and Luis Cartagena, came to visit…
At UGA, MEDLIFE’s Mission Hits Close to Home
Student leaders at UGA’s MEDLIFE chapter have distinguished themselves with their dedication to community service, not only on their Mobile Clinic trips in South America, but at home in Athens,…
Remembering Carmen Solano
Carmen Solano died of a heart attack last week at the age of 42 after a two-year battle with cancer. She is survived by her two daughters, ages 13 and…
A Day at a Mobile Clinic: A Patient’s Perspective
Photos and interviews by Rachel Hoffman First, Silvia checks in with a nurse, who writes down her basic information and creates her patient history.Mobile Clinic volunteers, with the supervision…
Intern Update: Mauricio
As a student at Florida State University, Mauricio Parra-Ferro founded a MEDLIFE chapter at his school and spent a summer interning in Lima, Peru. Even after graduation, he…
Photo Update: Mobile Clinic in Tena, Ecuador
Last week, students from universities all over the United States traveled to Tena, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, to participate in a Mobile Clinic! Check out some photo highlights below: …
In The News: Community Leader Raul Flores
One of the strengths of MEDLIFE’s work in the shantytowns of Lima is the relationships we build with local leaders who are committed to improving conditions in their communities. This…
Community Life in Esmeraldas: The Marquez Family
Holanda poses at the project site “I’m 37,” Holanda Marquez tells me, without any intention of lying about her age. She easily lifts a bucket full of rocks that…