Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Infections in Peru
Every year, pneumonia and other acute respiratory infections (ARIs) kill 50,000 children under the age of five in Latin America. According to the World Health Organization, at least 15% of the…
MEDLIFE Stories
Peer Education in Pamplona: An Unexpected Weapon in the Fight Against Anemia
Education is an integral tool for improving the overall health of communities and promoting healthy lifestyles; likewise, it is a core component of MEDLIFE’s work in Latin America. Our most…
$1 Tour Update: Spotlight on the University of Georgia
Joe and I were fortunate enough to spend a few days at the University of Georgia during our $1 tour. We arrived Thursday evening and met with the UGA MEDLIFE…
Community Members Ask Congressional President for Basic Services
Pueblo is a Spanish word that for me does not have an exact English equivalent. In its most literal sense it means village or small town, but beyond that it…
Some Students Just Can’t Get Enough!
This week, MEDLIFE was very fortunate to have one more pair of hands helping out with our stair construction project. Binghamton University student Matt Caemmerer took a few days out…
Sex Education and STD Transmission in Peru
On a recent mobile clinic in Lima, an interested student asked me what I knew about the state of sex education in Peru. Her interest was piqued by the video…
$1 Tour Update: Washington, DC to Athens, Georgia
Wow! It’s hard to believe that only a week has passed since our last blog post – over the past seven days we’ve traveled over 600 miles from Washington, DC…
Photo Update: MEDLIFE Is Building Stairs in Santa Cruz!
We’re off to a great start on our new stair construction project in the community of A.H. Santa Cruz (Nueva Rinconada) on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. Here are…
Next on Our Radar: School Construction Project in Cumanda, Ecuador
Written by Martha Chicaiza, Director of MEDVIDA Ecuador; Translated into English by Laura Keen, MEDLIFE year-round intern in Lima, Peru At the swelling feet of the central Andes…
Urban Health in Peru
As urban populations continue to grow globally, there is an increasing need to focus on urban health. Metropolitan areas generally offer a more prosperous setting with greater health care,…
Day 1 of the $1 tour: NYC to Baltimore
Joe and I had an incredibly successful first day of our tour: we covered 235 miles, hosted a presentation for over 50 students, and collected $41 for the MEDLIFE…