Displaced by Conflict: Rita’s Journey to Lima
Rita Santiago finally has a place to call her own, a small shack in the Lima desert. Her living conditions are far from ideal; her home does…
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50:50 Campaign Spotlight: Karis Barrett and Sarah Simko
Sarah Simko Karis Barret and Sarah Simko collectively raised $1,646 in their 50:50 campaigns. Here is what they had to say about how they ran successful campaigns and their…
Elderly Care in Lima’s Slums
The aging population is a worldwide issue that many countries are struggling to deal with. Elderly patients who are suffering from rapidly deteriorating health issues form a large percentage of…
Meet the Patient: Isaà Cañi Basillo
Isaà Cañi Basillo is 4 years old and lives with his parents and two brothers in the district of Villa Maria del Triunfo in Lima. Isaà has a cleft palate…
Meet the Interns Summer 2016 part 2
Name: Chris Johnson Hometown: New York City School: Queens College Major: Neuroscience with a Minor in Chemistry How I got involved with MEDLIFE: I discovered MEDLIFE…
Meet the Interns Summer 2016 part 1
Name: Alexa Friedman Hometown: Cortlandt Manor, New York School: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT ; University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT. Major: Human Health…
Meet the Patient: Domini Umiro Lazaro
When Domini Lazaro noticed a lump growing on her hand, she didn’t know what it was, but she knew enough to be concerned. She was far from…
Meet the patient: Miguel Tanguila
Miguel Tanguila worked hard on his platano finca near Tena in the Ecuadorian jungle to support his wife and 8 children. “We are peasants,” Tanguila said. “We don’t have…
A Surgery for Olga
Olga doesn’t like to leave hear house, she prefers to hide in bed, where no one can see her. “I’ve been hiding my whole life,” she says. But she can…
Thank You 2015-16 Interns!
The 2015-2016 year long internship has ended, a huge thank you to all of our interns for your hard work this year! A lot was accomplished this year, and we…
A Kitchen and a Classroom for Kirua Tanzania
MEDLIFE is excited to announce a new project in Kirua, Tanzania. We did our first clinics there in August of 2015, and the community organized itself to work with…
UPR Rio Piedras Fundraises to Complete 5 Pending Projects!
The MEDLIFE chapter at University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras did an incredible job of fundraising $4,847 for the MEDLIFE project fund. This donation allowed us to finish…