Meet the Patient: Rosadia Huayhua
Rosadia lives alone with her green pet parakeet whose cage sits near the door, surrounded by cluttered bits of clothing, garbage bags, buckets. Even her mattress is covered. The house…
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A Day In the Life: A Photo Journey Through the Pueblos Jovenes
The Pueblos Jovenes are complex places. Looking the bleak surroundings and hearing about the grave struggles that these communities on a daily basis, it can be easy to see nothing…
Intern Journal: Andrew Lindeborg
Today was the day. With sweaty palms and few expectations, I would finally have the opportunity to accompany one of the nurses, Janet, for my first patient follow-up visit in…
Intern Journal: Rolando Gerena
Peru. The country where the Spanish founded their empire and took over the Inca Empire. Having been in Lima for six weeks has put several things into perspective. First off,…
Helping TB Patients With Treatment Followthrough
MEDLIFE Nurse Janet pounded on the flimsy metal door to the small house and waited- No response. She tried again. Nothing. “Señor!” she yelled. “Hola Señor! Estamos con la…
Intern Journal: Leema John
“We won’t have water for two days, starting tomorrow at nine o’clock AM.” My finger nearly became a part of the onion that I was cutting, as my knife…
Meet the Patient: Ediberta Malpartida
Ediberta Malpartida met Isabelle at a festival for the Virgin Del Carmen, a Christian saint that is widely worshipped in Peru and Colombia. In the 40 years since their meeting…
Galte Yaguachi School: Photo Gallery
When we met the students and teachers from the Galte, Yagachi school in Riobamba, Ecuador, their classrooms were deteriorating. Thanks to successful fundraising campaigns led by MEDLIFE at Wayne State…
Intern Journal: Maggie Reilly
Yesterday, I tried surfing for the second time here in Lima. This time was marginally better than the first, thanks to some calmer waves. For a coordinated person, surfing is…
Meet the patient: Julio Rivera
Back in 2014 we blindly followed Carlos, MEDPrograms director of Peru, up a number of stairs to reach Julio’s home in the hills of Lima. This was the first time…
From the Ground Up: The First Steps Toward Community Engagement
Director of MED programs Carlos Benavides stood on a steep dirt path in Paraiso, a community where MEDLIFE has never done a project before. It was daytime and the deplorable…
Intern Journal: Daniel Masin
I look across the bustling city of Lima, Peru to the distant lights shining on the steep hillsides, which are crowded with small, tin-roof-covered houses. The imagery of the green…