MEDLIFE is an international NGO that provides access to medicine, education, and development in impoverished communities, with the ultimate goal of sustainably improving quality of life. MEDLIFE develops relationships with residents of the areas they work in to ensure that aid remains continuous and projects are geared towards each community’s unique needs. With the help of student volunteers, med
ical professionals hired in Peru, Ecuador, Tanzania, and India set up mobile clinics in low-income areas. At Laurentian, our club has two main purposes. The first is to recruit and prepare students for volunteer service trips to Peru, Ecuador, Tanzania, and/or India. The second is to raise money for the MEDLIFE Fund, which supports follow-up medical care and community development projects. In addition, we work to raise awareness about issues of global health and development. Mission
Our mission is to help families achieve greater freedom from the constraints of poverty, empowering them to live healthier lives. We aim to achieve this goal through partnering with motivated individuals in poor communities and working to improve their access to MEDs: Medicine, Education and community Development. MEDLIFE believes access to quality healthcare is a basic human right. To this end, we commit our time, resources, and knowledge to bring Medicine, Education and Development to Low Income Families Everywhere.
