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…
MEDLIFE Stories
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…
Using Education to Fight Malnutrition in Peru
Savannah King, a MEDLIFE Summer 2012 Intern in Lima, Peru, writes about her recent work using preventitive nutrition education to combat some of the root causes of malnutrition: Nutrition. A…
Meet the Interns: Carolyn
How did you get involved with MEDLIFE? Towards the end of my freshman year, two of my friends started the process of starting a chapter at UGA. I applied…
Peru Intern Journal: Eduardo
Eduardo Solorzano recounts his experience in helping first-hand to coordinate a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic:Coming on a Mobile Clinic, students have no idea about all the preliminary work that is required…
Hygiene Project Ecuador: 21 de Enero
MEDLIFE works with local authorities and community members to aid those most in need. Hygiene Projects encompass the construction of latrines, waste disposal systems, handwashing stations, and other structures. We…
Meet the Interns: Eduardo
Venezuela native, Eduardo Solorzano, is a two-time Mobile Clinic participant in Peru and Ecuador. Now in Lima working as a Summer Intern, he shares with us a little of his…
Peru Intern Journal: Maureen
It seems like only yesterday my plane landed at the Jorge Chavez Airport here in Lima but time has been flying by — I can’t believe it’s been…
Meet the Interns: Maureen
Maureen Nealon, affectionately referred to as “Momo” by her friends and family, is one of our four current Interns in Peru this summer. Formerly having lived in Lima for several…
MEDLIFE Education Update: Family Health Workshops
Villa El Salvador, one of the many districts in Lima, Peru where MEDLIFE operates, is characterized by a long history of diligence and self-sufficiency. The area was awarded the…
Meet the Interns: Savannah
Last week, Savannah King journaled about being a Summer Intern in Lima, Peru. Now, here’s some background info on the Georgia native: Where are you from? Down south…
Peru Intern Journal: Savannah King
Savannah King joined MEDLIFE at UGA’s leadership team as Membership Coordinator shortly after participating in a Mobile Clinic in Lima, Peru last year; she then later became the Brigades Chair…