Bringing Doctors to the Patients
When running mobile clinics, MEDLIFE aims to provide people from low income communities with primary health care. Cost is a problem in access to health care, but just as important…
Rosali Vela
The challenge of getting to the hospital
In the weeks following MEDLIFE’s mobile clinics, nurses are busy traveling door to door to patients homes to follow up with those who need further care after the clinics. This…
A Sandwich Cart for Nataly
The inauguration was an emotional moment for everyone. Nataly would finally be able to support her family and care for her children. Her son lost his arm three years ago…
Huge Staircase Project Completed in Ecuador
MEDLIFE recently completed our second of two massive staircases in Ecuador, drastically improving access to the community of Llinllin Santa Fe. The path is used by the communities school children to…
Delivering Test Results: Patient by Patient
This Winter clinic season MEDLIFE performed around 300 pap smears in Lima and 270 in Ecuador to screen for cervical cancer. In Ecuador our nurses deliver the results to…
Meet the Interns: Sage Whipple
Sage Whipple recently joined MEDLIFE as an intern. She is from Ojai California and studied Business Administration at Northeastern Universtity. How did you get involved with…
A Home for Rosa Morocho
Nicol Morocho sneaks out to get a popcicle while she waits with her mom at a medical clinic. Every morning Nicol, a bubbly nine-year old Peruvian girl,…
House Clean-up Project in Cusco
In the 2017 winter clinic season MEDLIFE Cusco began to help organize, renovate and clean people’s houses alongside our fuel efficient stove project. The effort was a great success,…
Clinic highlights from Lima
The past week, MEDLIFE Volunteers and medical professionals from Peru visited neighborhoods around Lima for mobile clinics. Students from Boston College, Claremont College, Mount Saint Mary College, Cornell, Wisconsin, UC…
A Water Reservoir in Laderas Nueva Esperanza
New Water Reservoir Inaugurated in Laderas Nueva Esperanza Last Friday, the community of Laderas Nueva Esperanza celebrated the inauguration of a new water reservoir. This project is the result of…
Chapter Spotlight: Winona State University
This week we interviewed Spencer Treu, President of the Winona State MEDLIFE chapter, about how the chapter’s success. The chapter has been very successful, growing very rapidly, attending several trips,…
A Christmas Chocolatada in Lima
Last week, MEDLIFE, helped to host a Chocolatada at the Señor de Muruhuay School in Lima. A Cholotada is traditional Christmas celebration, popular in Peru, where a Hot Cocoa-like drink…