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This World AIDS Day, Mildmay stands for Solidarity and Care. We honour lives lost and fight persistent stigma while delivering specialist care for complex needs such as Neurocognitive Disorders and homelessness. Support our Winter Appeal goal of £30,000 to safeguard essential services like Chaplaincy and core patient support. Every gift strengthens our foundation and drives our Uganda partnership.

On Thanksgiving Day, Mildmay recognised the dedication of our wonderful volunteers with a celebratory lunch, short presentation of token gifts, and music led by our friend Dominic with Dr Ben. Our volunteers’ support is integral to our work. As Christmas approaches and World AIDS Day nears, we honour lives, recognise progress and renew our commitment to compassionate, inclusive HIV care. Thank you to all our volunteers.

This year’s World AIDS Day Red Run brought thousands of people together in a cold, wet, but incredibly inspiring show of solidarity. The event raised over £216,000 for 31 HIV charities, with Team Mildmay contributing our highest total yet. A day full of love and community, honouring the heroes who shaped the HIV movement and reminding us how much we can achieve together.

Mildmay has donated vital rehabilitation and clinical equipment to our trusted partners at PhysioNet for urgent shipment to Ukraine. This consignment provides dignity and mobility where it's urgently needed near war-affected areas. Made possible by the compassionate teamwork of our staff, this action reflects the Mildmay way. It also deepens our partnership with PhysioNet as we start shaping new health programmes in Uganda.

We welcomed two final‑year MSc Dietetics students from King’s College London for a three‑week placement at Mildmay. Their project delivered a patient‑focused recipe book - nutritious, budget‑friendly, convenient, and easy to follow - with a digital download coming soon. They also joined life skills, debate groups, and MDT meetings, and reflected on building deeper empathy through conversations with patients.

Over four months, volunteer Vicky helped to digitise decades of Mildmay’s medical records, gaining insight into HIV care and supporting people experiencing homelessness and addiction. Alongside her Master’s in Biomedical Research, she reflects on how the experience has shaped her future in public health.

Asterios Lotsios, Lead Physiotherapist at Mildmay Hospital, will present his research on digital health–enabled neuro-rehabilitation for VZV-associated myelitis at the University of Manchester symposium. His work helps patients recover function and maintain quality of life in rare neurological conditions, highlighting Mildmay’s pioneering approach to rehabilitation and international knowledge exchange.

Mildmay Hospital was proud to take part in Healthcare Catering Live 2025 and the Healthcare Facilities Management Conference at the NEC, Birmingham. Our work on sustainable patient menus was showcased as an NHS best practice case study, with results including an 18% cut in carbon emissions and a 30% drop in food waste. We remain committed to shaping a healthier, more sustainable future in hospital catering and facilities management.

Mildmay’s CEO joined a Parliamentary roundtable with MPs, NHS leaders, and lived experience voices to discuss safer hospital discharge for people experiencing homelessness. Three practical interventions were proposed, supporting our mission to provide specialist care and dignity to those most at risk. Read more and support Mildmay’s vital work.

USAID, once the world’s largest bilateral donor, has been effectively dismantled, leaving millions without vital support and slashing funds for global health programmes. With the Global Fund also facing deep cuts, organisations like Mildmay are stepping up. Our new Uganda Health Programme will rebuild and expand care, but we need your support to make it possible.