In summer 2009, student-interns worked with Asodenic, a microfinance organization in the capital city of Managua, to deliver health education to women's groups.  The students created a curriculum that included information on cervical cancer, breast cancer, and diarrheal disease. They also traveled to the Maria Luisa Ortiz Cooperative in Mulukuku with a medical brigade from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston to implement and gather feedback on the diagnostic lab-in-a-backpack, a backpack to promote obstetric and gynecological care in low-resource settings.  The MLO clinic was established in 1990 and serves an estimated 13,500 patients per year, focusing on healthcare for women and children, family planning, and cervical cancer screening.

Rice 360 built a ventilated fuel-efficient wood-burning stove at the Maria Luisa Ortiz Cooperative, reducing indoor air pollution in the kitchen.

Physicians from UTMB used the Diagnostic Lab-in-a-Backpack to diagnose illnesses during the medical brigade.