MEDLIFE Education Update: Workshops Provide Basics on Nutrition
MEDLIFE Intern Amara Channell writes about a new facet of our educational programs — health and nutritional workshops for the poor in Latin America: “What can I do to…
Educational Workshops
Peer Education in Pamplona: An Unexpected Weapon in the Fight Against Anemia
Education is an integral tool for improving the overall health of communities and promoting healthy lifestyles; likewise, it is a core component of MEDLIFE’s work in Latin America. Our most…
How Does MEDLIFE Promote Health Education?
The first three letters of ‘MEDLIFE’ stand for Medicine, Education, and Development. Our work in Latin America seeks to improve the overall welfare of people living in poor communities by…
Parent Education in Peru
On a cold and misty Thursday afternoon, after an exhausting day of stair-building during our engineering brigade, I headed down the muddy slopes of Pamplona Alta alongside a few other MEDLIFE…
Women’s Health: Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Exams in Peru and Ecuador
Cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer contracted by women in Peru. It is the number two cancer killer of women in Ecuador; in the USA, it doesn’t even…