Meet the Staff: Lucia Suarez
Lucia Suarez is a certified nurse who first began volunteering with MEDLIFE in February as a leader for a staircase project in her community. Now she joins us as both…
MEDLIFE Stories
Intern Journal: Getting to Know La Florida and 27 de Diciembre
Community members from La Florida smile for the camera during an educational workshop. As I looked around the room lined with community members, a young girl smiled and caught…
Patient Story: Selvestrina, fighting against all odds
The mornings in community “Unión Santa Fe” are very cold. It’s a cold that grinds your teeth and hurts your bones. A cold so damp that it encloses you as…
Intern Journal: A Walk in Vilma’s Shoes
When MEDLIFE initially approached Vilma to assist with her comedor, she was quite reluctant, as she was convinced that MEDLIFE’s assistance included a hidden agenda. But after a…
Intern Journal: Sharing and celebrating an accomplishment
Year-long intern Hannah Gillean writes about her experience at the inauguration of a staircase project in community 15 A-1. Yesterday marked my third staircase inauguration, and it was the…
Cerro Cachito, a community unified for a cause
Before hosting a Mobile Clinic in a new community, Carlos Benavides, Director of MEDLIFE Peru, understands the importance of visiting the community first to learn more about its…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14 Part 2
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Part 2! Name: Ebony Bailey Hometown: Porterville, California School: University of Southern California Major: Print and Digital Journalism How I…
Project Update: A new staircase in 15 A-1
Earlier this year, we visited community 15 A-1 in Villa MarÃa del Triunfo and met Nelly, a community member who fell down a steep hillside while she was pregnant…
Patient Story: Noemi Quishpi
Noemi being attended to by a doctor at MEDLIFE’s office in Riobamba, Ecuador. A MEDLIFE mobile clinic is much more than merely a temporary medical station. In every station,…
Patient Story: Julio Pineda
We met 52-year old Julio Pineda during a mobile clinic in March 2013 when Julio did not have anyone to turn to. Julio lived in Comas, one of the…
Meet the Interns Year-long 2013-14
Meet our new MEDLIFE year-long interns! Name: Jennifer Clay Hometown: Syracuse, NY School: George Washington University Major: Public Health Tell us a little…
Introducing our new MEDLIFE Director of Tanzania: Terry Mulligan
We are glad to introduce Terry Mulligan, a 26 year old teacher who after teaching for 2 years in Chicago, started a life changing journey to Moshi, Tanzania. In Tanzania,…