Remembering Carmen Solano
Carmen Solano died of a heart attack last week at the age of 42 after a two-year battle with cancer. She is survived by her two daughters, ages 13 and…
MEDLIFE Stories
A Day at a Mobile Clinic: A Patient’s Perspective
Photos and interviews by Rachel Hoffman First, Silvia checks in with a nurse, who writes down her basic information and creates her patient history.Mobile Clinic volunteers, with the supervision…
Intern Update: Mauricio
As a student at Florida State University, Mauricio Parra-Ferro founded a MEDLIFE chapter at his school and spent a summer interning in Lima, Peru. Even after graduation, he…
Meet the Interns: Nandini
Nandini Razdan, a recent graduate of the University of Delaware, joins us in Lima, Peru for an internship this month! Learn more about Nandini and how she got involved with…
Photo Update: Mobile Clinic in Tena, Ecuador
Last week, students from universities all over the United States traveled to Tena, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, to participate in a Mobile Clinic! Check out some photo highlights below: …
In The News: Community Leader Raul Flores
One of the strengths of MEDLIFE’s work in the shantytowns of Lima is the relationships we build with local leaders who are committed to improving conditions in their communities. This…
Community Life in Esmeraldas: The Marquez Family
Holanda poses at the project site “I’m 37,” Holanda Marquez tells me, without any intention of lying about her age. She easily lifts a bucket full of rocks that…
New Chapter Spotlight: North Oconee High School
North Oconee High School in Bogart, Georgia is now home to our first official high school chapter! They first got involved with MEDLIFE last fall, during the One Billion+ Tour,…
MEDLIFE Inaugurates Five New Staircases, Thanks to School Sponsorships
A Unique CelebrationLast week’s staircase inauguration ceremony was one of our most exciting yet, as we celebrated the completion of five new staircases in the community of 8 de Diciembre…
Updates From Ecuador: March 2013 Clinics
In Ecuador, MEDLIFE is wrapping up its second Mobile Clinic of the spring break season. This week we’re working in communities outside of Riobamba: Last week, MEDLIFE also…
Building Stairs, and Friendships, in 8 de Diciembre
“That’s my birthday!” said one of the students, when we told her the name of the community we were going to be working with, named for the date of its…
Student Leader Spotlight: Melanie Askari
Melanie Askari started a MEDLIFE chapter at the University of Michigan just last year, and so far they’ve already completed successful fundraisers last semester, and their first Mobile Clinic in…