MEDLIFE Role Models: Meet Rosita Muñoz
Wearing her characteristic black woolen ski hat even in the blistering heat of Lima summer, Rosita Muñoz purposefully ascends the steep hillside of Santa Cruz, an enormous bucket of cement…
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Students at UGA MEDLIFE Serve Local Communities in Need
By sending students on three Mobile Clinics in the past year and a half, and fundraising thousands of dollars for the MEDLIFE fund, Chapter Officers of the MEDLIFE Club at…
50:50 Campaign Update: Watch Our New Video!
The 50:50 Campaign is MEDLIFE’s online fundraising tool that allows students to raise money towards their participation fees and travel grants. Watch our new video to learn more about 50:50…
Ecuador Vows to Eradicate Malnutrition
Last week the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, announced that the country will eradicate malnutrition within the next four years. The government will focus on pregnant and breastfeeding women, as…
50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Emily Regan
Campaign Spotlight: 50:50 Campaign (Lima Mobile Clinic) Student: Emily Regan School: Bates College Fundraising Goal: $1,359 Amount Raised: $535 Start my own 50:50 Campaign now! The 50:50 Campaign is MEDLIFE’s…
Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Infections in Peru
Every year, pneumonia and other acute respiratory infections (ARIs) kill 50,000 children under the age of five in Latin America. According to the World Health Organization, at least 15% of the…
Peer Education in Pamplona: An Unexpected Weapon in the Fight Against Anemia
Education is an integral tool for improving the overall health of communities and promoting healthy lifestyles; likewise, it is a core component of MEDLIFE’s work in Latin America. Our most…
$1 Tour Update: Spotlight on the University of Georgia
Joe and I were fortunate enough to spend a few days at the University of Georgia during our $1 tour. We arrived Thursday evening and met with the UGA MEDLIFE…
Community Members Ask Congressional President for Basic Services
Pueblo is a Spanish word that for me does not have an exact English equivalent. In its most literal sense it means village or small town, but beyond that it…
Some Students Just Can’t Get Enough!
This week, MEDLIFE was very fortunate to have one more pair of hands helping out with our stair construction project. Binghamton University student Matt Caemmerer took a few days out…
Sex Education and STD Transmission in Peru
On a recent mobile clinic in Lima, an interested student asked me what I knew about the state of sex education in Peru. Her interest was piqued by the video…