Intern Journal: My Experience In South America
The past four months working as a MEDLIFE intern in the Lima headquarters has been an amazing experience. Living in a city that is bigger than my whole country certainly…
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Patient Story: Mwajabu, the first MEDLIFE patient in Tanzania.
When MEDLIFE began mobile clinics in Tanzania we encountered many new medical situations, firsts and opportunities to show how we care. None a more heart-wrenching and ultimately inspiring patient…
Discussing Public Health with the Former Prime Minister of Peru
Last week, our student volunteers in Lima had the opportunity to hear about issues such as poverty and public health in Peru through the eyes of a promient public figure.…
Intern Journal: A Clinic in the Clouds
On my very first day helping out on a clinic in Riobamba, Ecuador, we travelled past rolling green hills, steep river valleys, and then into thick mist to…
Intern Journal: Working on a Mobile Clinic
As an intern at MEDLIFE, getting to work the mobile clinics week-in week-out during the clinic seasons is definitely a perk. I awake most days at 6am, which sounds…
UCF brings MEDLIFE’s mission to local community
Here at MEDLIFE, we encourage our student chapters to carry out our mission of delivering Medicine, Education and Development not only internationally, but also in their local communities through various…
New recognition for our student volunteers
Written by Rosali Vela and translated by Ebony Bailey Throughout these eight years in which MEDLIFE has worked with low-income communities in Latin America, we have always thought that the…
Meet the Staff: Dina Cayllahue Jimenez
Dina Cayllahue Jimienez is a field-nurse who has been working with MEDLIFE for the past eight months. Read more about Dina below: Where are you from? I was born…
A new wheelchair for Luis Poma
Luis Pomo is a 6-year-old boy from Lima, Peru who suffers from blindness and muscular dysplasia. Unable to walk his mother carries him everywhere on her back: up and down…
Intern Journal: Exploring Parque Zonal Huáscar
A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to visit Villa El Salvador on the outskirts of Lima; myself and Nicole as yearlong interns, along with Luis from…
A new topic for our workshops: Dental Healthcare
Part of our Mobile Clinic routine at MEDLIFE is the dental station, where patients are able to receive dental treatments such as cleanings and extractions. Many of the communities…
The Amazon to the concrete jungle: Cantagallo
In the old district of Rimac in Lima, which is cut through by the Rimac River, the “Shipibos” (a community from the Amazon jungle) have found a place to…