Intern Journal: Emily Gardner
Any of my close friends and family can tell you that the months leading up to my departure for Lima were characterized by multiple mini-existential…
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Intern Journal: Shayna Hamburg
I was climbing down a steep hill-side of slippery rocks when I paused to catch my breath. It was my first week in Lima, and I was participating in our…
Meet The Patient: Erika Pierina
Erika is 18 years old and lives in the hills surrounding Lima with her 19 year old husband and their one year old son. She…
MEDLIFE Staff and Interns Build A Staircase
MEDLIFE have been working in the community of Laderas for nearly five years now. As well as running educational workshops and mobile clinics in this community,…
A House for the Bravo Children
Three of the five Bravo children standing in front their bed in the room they all sleep in together. …
Delia’s Food Cart
There is a custom in Peru to keep a human skull in the home as a way of protecting the family and warding off evil. On Wednesday 28th September, MEDLIFE…
Intern Journal: David Jetha
En route to Nueva Esperanza this foggy morning, I’m filled with a feeling of anticipation: I get to see Soledad and her son today. Looking out…
MEDLIFE to build road in Union Santa Fe
From right to left: Carlos Benavides, Edinson Aliaga, Raul Huaypaya and Casani look over designs for the new road. MEDLIFE was introduced to the community of Union Santa…
Meet the Patient: Isai
Marica and her son Isai. Neither Marica Bacillio Lozano nor her Mother have ever lived somewhere they owned. They have always had to rent small…
MEDLIFE Holds PAP Smear Result Educational Workshop
On Friday 9th September, we held our first PAP smear educational workshop. MEDLIFE has been carrying out PAP smears to test for cervical cancer since some of our earliest clinics.…
Local Solutions to Anemia in Lima, Peru
Theresa with all of her ingredients, ready to give the nutricion workshop. According to the World Health Organization, iron deficiency is the most common and…
MEDLIFE’s Social Housing Project
Over the last few decades, Peru has seen mass migration into Lima which has led to huge numbers of people gaining land through squatters rights and setting up unstable, poorly…