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Clinic highlights from Lima

The past week, MEDLIFE Volunteers and medical professionals from Peru visited neighborhoods around Lima for mobile clinics. Students from Boston College, Claremont College, Mount Saint Mary College, Cornell, Wisconsin, UC…

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A Water Reservoir in Laderas Nueva Esperanza

New Water Reservoir Inaugurated in Laderas Nueva Esperanza Last Friday, the community of Laderas Nueva Esperanza celebrated the inauguration of a new water reservoir. This project is the result of…

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Chapter Spotlight: Winona State University

This week we interviewed Spencer Treu, President of the Winona State MEDLIFE chapter, about how the chapter’s success. The chapter has been very successful, growing very rapidly, attending several trips,…

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A Christmas Chocolatada in Lima

Last week, MEDLIFE, helped to host a Chocolatada at the Señor de Muruhuay School in Lima. A Cholotada is traditional Christmas celebration, popular in Peru, where a Hot Cocoa-like drink…

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Community Organizer Profile: Edomia Paucarcaja

  Edomia Poma Pallcarcajo works in the comedor in the communidad of El Jardines in San Juan De Miraflores to support her family, serving up nutritious, cheap government subsized meals…

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Mapping Bathroom and Staircase Projects

MEDLIFE has completed over 207 projects in Peru and 74 in Ecuador. Many of these projects are either Stair Cases or Hygiene projects, both of which have been a core…

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Intern Journal: Kristine Zimmerman

The most important questions we ask are the ones that don’t have easy answers. They are the questions that call into mind our thoughts, ideas, and behaviors. They are the…

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MEDLIFE Mobile Clinics Are NOT a Medical Mission

Voluntourism and medical missions have been heavily criticized both in the media and the academic community, and for a good reason: they often ineffectively funnel valuable resources and time into…

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Specialized Care

Delia in her apron after one of her first days working at the sandwich cart. When Delia Martin discovered that she needed surgery for her rare chronic disorder, Caroli Disease, her…

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