Dealing with Tropical Disease in Panama
During the MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic in Panama this summer, student volunteers were shocked by the large number of patients who came in with ulcers on their skin. The doctor…
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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…
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…
What Is a Healthcare Desert?
This week, the Save the Children Federation (SCF) – an international organization that enforces children’s rights in developing countries – released a report on so-called ‘healthcare deserts.’ The term…