New Video from Riobamba, March 2012
A big thanks to Cinaesthetic Films for sharing with us this beautifully-made video, shot during a MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic trip to Riobamba, Ecuador in March 2012. MedLife Ecuador Trip…
Service Learning Trips
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2011-2012 Winter Mobile Clinic Recap: Watch Our New Video!
This winter season, MEDLIFE held one Mobile Clinic in Cusco, Peru; two Mobile Clinics in Lima, Peru; and four Mobile Clinics in Riobamba, Ecuador. In total, 338 students participated, helping…
2012 Winter Clinics in Ecuador: 3 Weeks, 17 Clinics, and Nearly 2,000 Patients
Against a panoramic backdrop of lush, terraced fields outside Riobamba, Ecuador hundreds of MEDLIFE students worked tirelessly during three back-to-back January clinics, a MEDLIFE first. Waking early every morning…
Preparing for our Mobile Clinics: Community Meetings
Although our staff members, doctors, and student volunteers conduct Mobile Clinics that last one to two weeks, the preparation for these clinics begins well in advance. MEDLIFE Fund Project Director…
2012 Mobile Clinics Commence!
MEDLIFE’s 2012 mobile clinics set into full swing in Lima, Peru with a fresh new batch of eager students ready to lend a helping hand and make a difference for…
Highlights from the first 2011 winter clinic in Riobamba, Ecuador!
Thank you to the communities surrounding Riobamba and the student volunteers from Ohio State, Northwestern University, and Florida International University for all their hard work conducting MEDLIFE’s first 2011-2012 winter…
MEDLIFE Mobile Clinics: More From Cuzco!
Jose Antonio, a 7 year old from the community of Sacaca, was one of the 751 patients that we saw last week during the MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in Cuzco. Jose…
MEDLIFE Returns to Cuzco: Mobile Clinic Update
Last week, MEDLIFE completed its fourth Mobile Clinic visit to the region of Cuzco. Split into two groups, MEDLIFE staff members and student volunteers from University of California San Diego,…
The Hidden Side of Cuzco
In 1911, the American archaeologist Hiram Bingham announced to the world that he had found the ‘Lost City of the Incas’ – the ruins of Machu Picchu, located near to…
Photo Updates of Our Mobile Clinic in Ecuador
Today, our Mobile Clinic group based in Riobamba, Ecuador visited the community of Colta — a village inhabited by the Puruhá indigenous people. Colta is a small-scale milling industry…
Photo Update: August Mobile Clinic in Lima, Peru
Check out our photo update from this week’s mobile clinic in Lima, Peru! We’re half way through the week, and looking forward to seeing more patients in different communities…