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Samira grew up in Kampala, left school to support her family, and faced an unplanned pregnancy during Uganda’s COVID-19 lockdown. Thanks to Mildmay’s Universal Fund, she is back in education and preparing for her exams. Our summer appeal will keep this lifeline open for many more young people. Please support the Universal Fund today and help vulnerable children in Uganda reclaim their futures.

Adelaide trained as a nurse and midwife at Mildmay in the 1920s, then spent twenty years as a medical missionary in the Belgian Congo, building hospitals from scratch and once saving a man gored by an elephant with fifty sutures and no anaesthetic. She returned to England in 1944, fostered seven children of fellow missionaries, and lived to 86. Her son, a retired consultant surgeon, has written a book about her life. Part of our Staff Stories archive.

In June 1943, Peter Jones had been a qualified doctor for one day when his phone rang. An old friend needed a locum at Mildmay - immediately. Peter got on his pushbike and cycled through the City. By that evening, he was in sole charge of a critically ill two-year-old in the pre-antibiotic era, working from a textbook, in a hospital surrounded by Blitz ruins.

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The Charities Aid Foundation stopped issuing CAF vouchers on 1 May 2026. If you still have blank vouchers at home, you can still use them to support Mildmay, but please act quickly. All vouchers must be received and processed by 1 August 2026. Simply make yours payable to Mildmay Hospital and post it to us as soon as possible. After August, alternative ways to give include online donation by card, bank transfer, cheque, or standing order. We're here to help if you have any qu

In 1955, Pam arrived at Mildmay as a student nurse. She trained across three sites, Mildmay, the London Hospital, and Kingston, living in cold rooms near Shoreditch Church and a concrete hostel in Hoxton. She remembers ward walls lined with Bible texts, daily Quiet Time, and the grey cape with its purple lining that was recognised across east London. Seventy years on, her memories are sharp, warm, and anchored in a hospital that was already something singular.

The World AIDS Day RED RUN 2026 is back - and we want Mildmay supporters in the starting line-up. Join us on 21 November at Victoria Park, East London, for 5K or 10K of running, walking, community and celebration. Every pound raised goes directly to our HIV care services in the UK and our life-changing work in Uganda.

During Pride Month, we share a powerful personal reflection from Patrick, a former Mildmay chaplain whose life and ministry were shaped by the AIDS crisis. His story recalls a time of stigma, loss and courage, and offers a moving reminder of the compassion, dignity and sense of belonging that defined Mildmay's response to HIV. Read Patrick's testimony and explore the wider history of Mildmay's HIV care and LGBTQ+ community.

For decades, Mildmay has built international health programmes designed to be handed over to local leaders. Now, a 25-year international aid veteran writing in The Guardian has exposed how traditional donor funding often creates dependency instead of sustainability. Read our latest article on why Mildmay’s model of local ownership, integrated health systems, and planned handovers is being recognised as the right way forward.

Your donations have allowed us to recently send over £20,000 to Uganda, restarting the Universal Fund and launching My Pill Box, My Health! - a youth-led project helping schoolchildren take their HIV medication without stigma. Education, healthcare and hope are being restored for young people who need it most. Thank you for making this possible.

Thanks to your generosity, our Winter Appeal has exceeded its target, raising an incredible £33,800! This vital funding will safeguard our Hospital Chaplaincy and specialist Patient Support services for the year ahead. Plus, your ‘stretch goal’ donations will support our Education Exchange Programme, sending NHS clinicians to Mildmay Uganda this September. Read the full story…

A new report finds that six million fewer Britons gave to charity last year than a decade ago. At Mildmay Hospital, we feel the reality behind those numbers every day. Our Winter Appeal closes on 1 April, and we are just £1,301 away from our £30,000 target. If you have been thinking about giving, now is the moment it counts most. Please help us get there.

Ten years after the World Humanitarian Summit, localisation remains a key goal in global humanitarian aid. In this article, Charlotte, Mildmay UK’s International Programme Funding Manager, reflects on progress since the landmark summit and why funding, compliance systems, and global partnerships continue to shape who leads humanitarian work today. She also explains how Mildmay supports locally led healthcare through long-term partnerships.

We've made the difficult decision to close our members' pages and forum. While well-subscribed, they weren't being used actively enough, and we lack the staff capacity to moderate properly. Thank you to everyone who participated. Your support means a great deal. You can still stay connected through our newsletter, social media, volunteering, events, and donations. Together, we continue to restore dignity and provide specialist HIV care across the UK and internationally.

We’re halfway through Payroll Giving Month! Payroll Giving is one of the simplest and most tax-efficient ways to support Mildmay. Donations are taken directly from your salary before tax, meaning your gift costs you less while we receive the full amount. Regular monthly donations help us plan ahead and sustain vital services. Find out how easy it is to get started today.

Dysphagia - difficulty swallowing, can be life-threatening and deeply affect dignity and recovery. Our speech and language therapist, Greer, recently attended a leading international dysphagia conference, bringing back new evidence-based approaches now shaping care at Mildmay. Supported by charitable funds, this learning is already helping us improve safety, recovery and quality of life for patients with complex needs.

We’re halfway there! £15,590 raised of our £30,000 Winter Appeal. Your support funds specialist care for people facing complex illness, addiction, and homelessness, keeps chaplaincy at the bedside, and sustains rehabilitation. Running until 1 April 2026. Extra funds will strengthen our Uganda Education Exchange. Care can’t wait.

We wish you all a happy Christmas as we reflect on 40 years since Mildmay’s rebirth as an independent charity, and we look ahead with purpose. From developing new patient pathways at Mildmay Hospital to preparing our new Uganda Health Programme, we remain committed to dignity, specialist care and partnership, made possible by the support of our community.

Physiotherapy students at Mildmay Hospital rated their placements 8.7/10, reflecting the high quality of supervision, hands-on clinical learning, and multidisciplinary teamwork. These placements give students practical skills, confidence, and experience in a specialist hospital setting, preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Many of you will already have read about our recent visit to Uganda in our CEO,Geoff’s blog. which he concluded yesterday. Today, we’re sharing a complementary perspective from Mildmay trustee Dr Peter Brunskill, whose reflections underline why this work, and how we do it, really matters.