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Trustees visit March 2025

  My husband Richard and I visited Murambinda Mission Hospital for 1 week in March 2025 on behalf of FMH. We both worked in Murambinda from 1994 -1996. I was last there in 2020, but Richard’s last visit was in 2008, so much had changed, but many things were the same. There was still theContinue reading “Trustees visit March 2025”

SUNRISE 75 CHALLENGE

https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/mypage/75challenge Bill Colombi to celebrate good health at the age of 75, has walked up Roseberry Topping, near Great Ayton in North Yorkshire, from home, seventy five times in the course of this year to fundraise for FMH. The climb, from my start point to the summit, is 721ft (not including the ups and downsContinue reading “SUNRISE 75 CHALLENGE”

Sr Barbara Armstrong LCM

20/8/32-2/10/21 It is with sadness that we heard the news that Sr Barbara had died peacefully on the 2nd of October 2021 at Milford Care Centre,  Castletroy, Limerick, Ireland. Her funeral was on 4th October 2021, at Our Lady Help of Christian’s Church, Milford . She had been Matron of Murambinda Mission Hospital from 1980 to 2013Continue reading “Sr Barbara Armstrong LCM”

Cycling for Murambinda – the end of the Road!

John Miller is delighted to report that he reached John O’Groats yesterday morning after 874 miles of hard cycling. By last night your sponsorship had reached an unbelievable total of £19,592.16 and there is more money to be paid in this week, so in the end it will be over £20,000! We could not haveContinue reading “Cycling for Murambinda – the end of the Road!”

COVID 19 EMERGENCY APPEAL

FMH has just received a new and urgent appeal from Murambinda Hospital for help in facing the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic. They need the capacity to create an adequate isolation ward and infection prevention stations, plus bleach, hand sanitisers, gloves, masks, gowns and eye protection for staff. They require £88,100 for 6 months supply.Continue reading “COVID 19 EMERGENCY APPEAL”

CYCLING FOR MURAMBINDA

In 2000 John Miller cycled the 874 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats to bring in the new Millennium. As a long-time Murambinda supporter, in 2020 he’s doing it again, to raise money to help the Hospital face the dreaded coronavirus pandemic, as well as all the usual challenges. Because of the UK lockdownContinue reading “CYCLING FOR MURAMBINDA”

RECENT VISIT TO MURAMBINDA HOSPITAL

Two trustees of Friends of Murambinda visited the Hospital in late February to 7th March 2020. They found the Hospital staff in good heart despite the difficulties a downturn in the economy has brought to the country. The rural population is struggling with additional challenges in terms of an unprecedented drought and an epidemic ofContinue reading “RECENT VISIT TO MURAMBINDA HOSPITAL”

My experience as a medical student at MMH was far better than I could have imagined……

Having been involved in raising funds for MMH throughout 3rd year I was raring to get stuck into life in the hospital. Three of us spent 4 weeks at the hospital and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience. From the moment we arrived at the hospital we felt instantly at home andContinue reading “My experience as a medical student at MMH was far better than I could have imagined……”