The Importance of Preventative Health
It is very important to MEDLIFE that the citizens of the communities we serve have the necessary informationto maintaina stable quality of life, which is why we hold educational workshops…
MEDLIFE Stories
Meet the Staff: Ruth Varona
Ruth Varona is a certified nursing assistant who first joined our team as a volunteer in 2010. She now works with us as a Patient Follow-Up Coordinator and Field Nurse.…
50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Stephanie Nava Guerra
The 50:50 Campaign is MEDLIFE’s online fundraising tool that allows students to raise money towards their participation fees and travel grants. Stephanie Nava Guerra is a senior majoring in Biochemistry…
Meet the Staff: Lucia Suarez
Lucia Suarez is a certified nurse who first began volunteering with MEDLIFE in February as a leader for a staircase project in her community. Now she joins us as both…
Intern Journal: Getting to Know La Florida and 27 de Diciembre
Community members from La Florida smile for the camera during an educational workshop. As I looked around the room lined with community members, a young girl smiled and caught…
Patient Story: Selvestrina, fighting against all odds
The mornings in community “Unión Santa Fe” are very cold. It’s a cold that grinds your teeth and hurts your bones. A cold so damp that it encloses you as…
Intern Journal: A Walk in Vilma’s Shoes
When MEDLIFE initially approached Vilma to assist with her comedor, she was quite reluctant, as she was convinced that MEDLIFE’s assistance included a hidden agenda. But after a…
Intern Journal: Sharing and celebrating an accomplishment
Year-long intern Hannah Gillean writes about her experience at the inauguration of a staircase project in community 15 A-1. Yesterday marked my third staircase inauguration, and it was…
Cerro Cachito, a community unified for a cause
Before hosting a Mobile Clinic in a new community, Carlos Benavides, Director of MEDLIFE Peru, understands the importance of visiting the community first to learn more about its…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14 Part 2
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Part 2! Name: Ebony Bailey Hometown: Porterville, California School: University of Southern California Major: Print and Digital Journalism How I…
Project Update: A new staircase in 15 A-1
Earlier this year, we visited community 15 A-1 in Villa MarÃa del Triunfo and met Nelly, a community member who fell down a steep hillside while she was pregnant…
Patient Story: Noemi Quishpi
Noemi being attended to by a doctor at MEDLIFE’s office in Riobamba, Ecuador. A MEDLIFE mobile clinic is much more than merely a temporary medical station. In every station,…