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- EIN 26-2916450
- (844) 633-5433
- 2810 N Church St PMB 57094 Wilmington DE 19802-4447 USA
- www.medlifemovement.org
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Causes: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care, Health
Mission: Medicine education and development for low income families everywhere's (medlife) mission is to help families achieve greater freedom from the constraints of poverty, empowering them to live healthier lives. Our patients did not choose to be poor, but they have chosen to strive toward a better life, medlife stands beside them in this pursuit. We aim to achieve this goal through partnering with motivated individuals in poor communities working to improve their access to medicine, education, and community development. Medlife believes access to quality health care is a basic human right. To this end, we commit our time,resources, and knowledge, and hope to bring medicine, education and development to low income families everywhere.
Target demographics: low-income families everywhere
Direct beneficiaries per year: 17,180 community members access medical consultations, and 219 were enrolled in follow-up care.
Geographic areas served: Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, & Tanzania
Programs: Medicine - we partner teams of students from developed countries with health professionals from the countries in which we work. These teams form mobile clinics that allow medlife to increase access to medical treatment and health screenings in the poor communities in which we work. In 2017 the mobile clinics served 63,745 individuals.
community development - we build basic infrastructure in the communities in which we work. Projects include, but are not limited to, building small health clinics, schools, community staircases, and community water projects. In 2017 medlife completed 45 projects that served 14,776 individuals.
education - we provide education on a variety of topics to members of the poor communities in which we work through educational workshops. Education topics include, but are not limited to, preventative health care and community development. In 2017 medlife conducted 108 educational workshops.