Recognizing Frontline Health Workers in Peru
MEDLIFE field nurse and health promoter Meri Lecaros in the field. In addition to medical followup, she also provides social and emotional support for patients. In the battle for…
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A Path Toward Land Title: Property Rights in Peru
Lima’s pueblos jóvenes are not like Brazil’s favelas, or Argentina’s villas, or the slums of Mexico City. While most of Latin America’s shantytowns have been haphazardly thrown together, without state…
Health a Hot Topic in Upcoming Election in Ecuador
As the February 17th presidential election approaches in Ecuador, many are taking a longer, reflective glance at what President Rafael Correa has achieved since he took office in early 2007.…
Peru’s Tradition of Mutual Help
We first met Rosa Muñoz, the leader of a small community called Santa Cruz, when she approached us with a proposal. Having learned of MEDLIFE’s staircase projects in other urban areas…
My Take on Inequality and Health Care in Peru
In today’s issue of El Comercio, Peru’s main daily newspaper, this headline caught my eye. It reads, “Only 39.6% of the budget allocated to healthcare was used in 2012.”…