Photo Gallery: Educational Workshop in Nadine Heredia
Like we always do, last week we hosted an educational workshop in the community of “Nadine Heredia” where we will work during this upcoming Winter Mobile Clinics. Check out the…
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A Healthier Home for Debora
Debora Machuca is a bubbly two-year old who suffers from severed bowel issues due to intestinal complications caused by her premature birth. Despite all of this, Debora is a sweet, funny and…
Meet the Patient: Hugo Guashpa
Soon after Hugo Guashpa was born, his parents noticed there was something wrong with him. His first words didn´t come at the same time as their other eight…
Intern Journal: Sneha Kolla
Getting off the phone with my almost 15 year old sister and hearing her get excited about her first homecoming dance and her experiences as a freshman in high…
A New Home for Ceverina
Ceverina, a 70-year-old woman in Lima, Peru, used to live alone in a deteriorating shack that could collapse inward at any moment. One of our MEDLIFE interns, Molly Trerotola, fundraised to…
Intern Journal: Chelsea Barth
It’s already been about 2 months since I arrived in Lima and I have no idea where the time has gone. I am experiencing so much everyday that weeks go…
Meet the Patient: Rodrigo Caranqui
Miriam Guashpa woke up at 1 am in the cold, pitch-blackness of her home in Flores. She was cuddled up with her three children in the same bed, which makes…
Riobamba Area Photo Gallery
Riobamba is situated high in the mountains at 9000 feet in the shadows of Mt.Chimborazo, the tallest peak in Ecuador. It surrounded by even higher elevation rural farming communities. MEDLIFE…
Intern Journal: Roxanne Garibay
I have travelled to other countries in Europe and Latin America, but living in Lima for the past month has been a great gift. My first days were filled with…
Intern Journal: Cristina Negron
Photo Credit: April Gulotti A little more than a month has passed since I arrived to the grey winter skies of Lima, Perú. The experience so far has been…
RENOVATING THE COMEDOR “FE Y ESPERANZA”
We want to thank our Chapter at McGill University for their amazing support to the local comedor “Fe y Esperanza”. If you want to read more about this comedor’s story…
Meet the Patient: Biron Dakilema
Elsa Dakilema waited in the fluorescently lit sterile hallway of the Riobamba clinic, sitting patiently in a row of chairs along with six other mothers. She has waited a…