Cervical Cancer Patient Update: Teresa Quispe Mallqui
In January of 2012, Teresa Quispe Mallqui approached a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in her community of Defensores de la Familia after hearing about the importance of getting a routine Pap…
MEDLIFE Stories
Meet the Interns: Liz
Elizabeth Haro is a MEDLIFE summer intern working out of both Riobamba and Tena, Ecuador. Learn more about Liz below! Tell us an anecdote from your experience with MEDLIFE thus…
An Unexpected Gift From France Gives One Patient New Hope
We first met Gisela Neyra several months ago in her community of Sagrado Corazon de Jesus in Pamplona. She had found out about MEDLIFE when she met our Director of…
Meet the Interns: Amrita
Amrita Athwal is one of MEDLIFE’s interns in Ecuador this summer. She is currently staying in the sierra of Riobamba and has traveled to the Amazonian Jungle of Tena for…
Peru Intern Journal: Mauricio
Mauricio Parra is a 22-year-old Colombian native who recently came down to do a summer internship for MEDLIFE in Lima, Peru. Here he writes about his first two weeks on…
MEDLIFE’S Best New Chapter of the Year: University of Southern California
Starting a MEDLIFE chapter requires an impressive mix of creativity and dedication. While only one year old, the thriving chapter at the University of Southern California has demonstrated unflappable enthusiasm…
Peru Intern Journal II: Carolyn
My preparation for a summer interning for MEDLIFE did not just involve figuring out how to fit three months worth of clothes into one suitcase under 50 lbs (something…
Community Development Project: Torre de San Gabriel in Lima, Peru
MEDLIFE works with local authorities and community members to aid those most in need. Our Community Development Projects help to improve infrastructure in developing low-income communities and aim to lessen…
Mobile Clinic Patient Update: Tena, Ecuador – July 2012
We first met our patient Lesly on Monday, July 9th, during the first day of a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in Ecuador. Accompanied only by her older…
MEDLIFE Chapter of the Year 2011-2012: University of Georgia
Located in small town Athens, Georgia, the University of Georgia fosters a sense of service and social responsibility that makes it the ideal place for a budding MEDLIFE chapter.…
Photo Update: July 2012 Tena Mobile Clinic
Our three Ecuador Summer Interns have recently arrived in country and are starting off their first week with a Mobile Clinic in Tena, Ecuador. Below, a photo update from one…
Peru Intern Journal: Carolyn
Summer Intern Carolyn Adam writes about her experience planning and delivering a presentation on nutrition in Lima, Peru: I can’t believe I have already been here in Peru for…