Meet the Patient: Zaida
Meet Zaida, our 27-year-old patient who is a single mother from Las Colinas, Peru. Zaida exemplifies resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Her unwavering commitment to her two…
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A New House For The Morocho Family
In July 2018, MEDLIFE inaugurated the Morocho family house in AA.HH. Laderas de Nueva Esperanza, a community located in the outskirts of Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima, Peru. There…
Putting the community at the heart of it all
As a medical student going on a MEDLIFE internship, I most looked forward to the chance to see the mobile medical clinics in action and help to provide medical care…
Meet the patient: Juan Padilla
In 2016, Juan Padilla’s life took an unexpected turn. He was aggressively assaulted, leaving him completely blind. The Story of Juan Juan lives with his wife…
Meet a Few of Our Follow-Up Patients in Tanzania
When patients are simply referred to local hospitals for treatments many times they still fail to receive the actual treatment they need due to lack of resources, lack of confidence, or lack of…
MEDLIFE UK Intern: Arka Banerjee
The MEDLIFE Internship in Lima, Peru was a fulfilling and highly enjoyable experience. I appreciated the opportunity to work with like-minded individuals and a movement that is passionate about making…
MEDLIFE Chapter Raising Funds For Juan Jose’s House
MEDLIFE Cusco Team Brings Hope to Juan José and His Family On Thursday, April 5th, 2018, the MEDLIFE Cusco team and volunteers from four U.S. universities conducted a mobile…
A profile of our Lima Communities
This information is based on a sampling of communities around Lima, Peru that hosted MEDLIFE Mobile Clinics between December – January 2017-2018. Since MEDLIFE clinics take place during…
Safe Homes Project: School Renovation in Tanzania!
We are proud to present a new MEDLIFE project in Kilimanjaro! Thanks to the hard work of our MEDLIFE team we were able to make much-needed improvements to Kilema Primary School, a school…
MEET THE PATIENT: EMMANUAL (MOSHI, TANZANIA)
Emmanual, age 60, was at a loss for words as he learned he was being entered into the MEDLFE Follow-up program. Meet Emmanual, MEDLIFE Tanzania’s newest Follow-up patient. We…
Meet Victoria, a MEDLIFE Healthy Homes Program beneficiary!
Secsencalla, a community located within the district of Andahualiyas in the province of Quispicanchis, is located one hour outside the city of Cusco. It is a rural community of approximately…
Volunteer Testimonials: “The First of Many”
I can hardly remember my walk out of the airport in Lima, Peru just after our landing. I needed to find someone in a Medlife shirt, and follow them. Simple.…