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 Stories
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.…
MEET THE PATIENT: GERALDINE FLORES
It was Geraldine’s aunt who first reached out to MEDLIFE. Her niece was still struggling with a rectal prolapse she had endured from the young age of three months old.…
MEDLIFE hosted a Chocolatada in Cusco, Peru!
Last week, our first group of MEDLIFE volunteers for the winter season helped to host a Chocolatada at the community of Secsencalla, located in the district of Andahuaylillas outside of…
Healthy Homes Project in Cusco: Visiting Secsencalla
Secsencalla, a small town of around 300 inhabitants, sits one hour outside the main city of Cusco. Like many communities outside the tourist capital, Secsencalla relies on corn as the…
PHOTOBLOG: Visiting Projects and Follow-Up Patients in Lima
As part of our post-clinic activities, our staff last week went to visit four patients in Lima who we met during our mobile clinics. Luckily, these patients are already being…
Introducing MEDLIFE’s first MED Center!
At MEDLIFE, we focus on providing comprehensive services and healthcare to the communities we partner with. In this, chapter fundraising supports our capacity to provide essential services to…