Healthy Homes Project in Cusco: Visiting Secsencalla
Secsencalla, a small town of around 300 inhabitants, sits one hour outside the main city of Cusco. Like many communities outside the tourist capital, Secsencalla relies on corn as the…
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PHOTOBLOG: Visiting Projects and Follow-Up Patients in Lima
As part of our post-clinic activities, our staff last week went to visit four patients in Lima who we met during our mobile clinics. Luckily, these patients are already being…
Introducing MEDLIFE’s first MED Center!
At MEDLIFE, we focus on providing comprehensive services and healthcare to the communities we partner with. In this, chapter fundraising supports our capacity to provide essential services to…
Meet the Patient: Caroline (Moshi, Tanzania)
Caroline is a six year old girl from Kilema-Moshi. We met Caroline in May 2017, while a MEDLIFE mobile clinic at her community. Caroline is a young…
MEDLIFE begins construction of a school cafeteria in Chosica!
Five months ago Peru was hit with historic rains, resulting in flash floods and mudslides known as “huaicos”. The destruction of essential infrastructure such as bridges and homes severely damaged…
MEDLIFE delivers pap smear results and provides treatment and medication to Women’s Penitentiary in Lima
On July 20th and 21st, MEDLIFE hosted its first mobile clinic at the Santa Monica Women’s Penitentiary in Lima, Peru. We returned last week to host both an educational workshop and…
A new School comedor for Colegio Inmaculada
Five months ago, Peru was hit with historic rains, flash floods and mudslides, known here as huaycos. During our initial efforts to provide relief, MEDLIFE met a mother from a…
Inauguration of a new staircase in Union de Santa Fe
Last Friday the MEDLIFE summer interns joined the community members of Union de Santa Fe to inaugurate the completion of a new staircase. Not only will this provide safe and…
10 reasons to volunteer abroad with MEDLIFE!
1) MEDLIFE Values Volunteers Over 3 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, live on less than $2.50 a day. While statistics like this may seem bleak, they…
Through a Different Lens: Intern Journal by Aidan Wells
I’m a biology major. My classes involve a lot of walking through the woods, measuring the circumference of trees, and counting bugs. So, you’d be correct to assume that my…
Becoming Global Citizens: Intern Journal by Brandy Collum
As we explore our roles as global citizens, we face probing questions that challenge us. One such question lingered in my mind all summer: Why help abroad instead of…
2017 MEDLIFE Leadership Corps in Ecuador & Peru!
MEDLIFE recently held its second annual Leadership Corps, a two-week service learning trip that is open to Chapter Leaders and Student Advisory Board (SAB) members. This year, eight student leaders…