Peru’s Tradition of Mutual Help
We first met Rosa Muñoz, the leader of a small community called Santa Cruz, when she approached us with a proposal. Having learned of MEDLIFE’s staircase projects in other urban areas…
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Meet the Staff: Dr. Jose
Dr. Jose Luis Rodriguez joined MEDLIFE in 2010 as a general practitioner. He has always demonstrated a keen aptitude for patient care; just a few months after starting with MEDLIFE…
Upcoming Project: Safety Wall for Playground in Laderas Nueva Esperanza
In the past year, the community of Laderas Nueva Esperanza has seen some big changes, including the six staircases built by community members together with MEDLIFE volunteers. On recent…
Meet the Interns: Anna
It’s Anna’s first day as an intern with the Student Affairs Team here in Lima, Peru! Over the next two months, Anna will be working to support MEDLIFE’s field work,…
Patient Update: Eloy Britto
Today we have some good news to share from Lima: after finally getting heart surgery on December 14th, Eloy Britto is back home with his family and on track to…
Mobile Clinic Update: Riobamba, Ecuador
Post republished from the MEDLIFE McGill blog. Today was our first day as a group working together. For some of us arriving into Ecuador at around 3:00 a.m.…
Photo Update: A Bathroom for Ccaccaccollo
We just received these photos from Ccaccaccollo, a community outside Cusco, Peru, where we constructed new bathroom facilities starting in August. The community has been putting the finishing touches on the…
My Take on Inequality and Health Care in Peru
In today’s issue of El Comercio, Peru’s main daily newspaper, this headline caught my eye. It reads, “Only 39.6% of the budget allocated to healthcare was used in 2012.”…
50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Neha Nidhi
A third year at Ohio State University, Neha Nidhi likes a challenge. Despite a busy schedule balancing premed classes, a double major in Spanish and biology, and working as an…
Photo Update: Staircase Construction
This week’s Mobile Clinic in Lima is one of our biggest to date, with almost 100 volunteers from schools all over the United States. That means we can serve twice…
Patient Update: Esther Veronica Continues to Battle with Childhood Leukemia
The Baca Ortiz Pediatric Hospital in Quito is a sprawling red and white rectangular complex. Fittingly for a children’s hospital, it looks like a life-sized Lego construction. Outside, street vendors…
Holiday Cheer in Unión Santa Fe
This week’s Mobile Clinic, made up of students from Florida International University, got off to an early start Sunday with a special holiday event in Unión Santa Fe. As you…