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 and…
MEDLIFE Stories
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…
From the Amazon jungle 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…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14 Part 3
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Part 3! Name: Joanna Dainton Hometown: Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK School: University of Leeds Major: Politics BA How I got involved…
The Importance of Strong Families in Our Communities
Here at MEDLIFE, we recognize that strong families arecentral to any community or society. In the communities we serve, maintaining healthy families is one of the most important ways for…
A Step Closer to Those We Serve
Since MEDLIFE’s operations began in Lima, we have always dreamed of building an office close to the people we serve. Now, thanks to your support through the MEDLIFE Fund,…
The Importance of Preventative Health
It is very important to MEDLIFE that the citizens of the communities we serve have the necessary informationto maintaina stable quality of life, which is why we hold educational workshops…
Meet the Staff: Ruth Varona
Ruth Varona is a certified nursing assistant who first joined our team as a volunteer in 2010. She now works with us as a Patient Follow-Up Coordinator and Field Nurse.…
50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Stephanie Nava Guerra
The 50:50 Campaign is MEDLIFE’s online fundraising tool that allows students to raise money towards their participation fees and travel grants. Stephanie Nava Guerra is a senior majoring in Biochemistry…