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This summer, over 600 of you gave more than £35,000 to our appeal for the Universal Fund. Thank you. After two years on hold, young people in Uganda are back in school, apprenticeships and vocational training, learning trades from tailoring to motor mechanics. Read what your gifts are making possible and where the Fund goes from here.

The Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster joined staff and patients at Mildmay Hospital for coffee and lunch in the garden, describing Mildmay as "a real family".

When James lost his mother to an HIV-related illness, his education nearly ended too. Mildmay's Universal Fund stepped in, covering his school fees so he could stay in education. Today he's a peer educator with Uganda's PIASCY programme, teaching others about HIV prevention, and hopes to train as a doctor. The fund also supports vocational training, healthcare and counselling for vulnerable young people in Uganda. This summer, we're asking supporters to help fund this work fo

A letter turned up in our chapel vestry, left by a visitor with no way to trace her. Written to our chaplain, Sister Bernie, it tells the story of Monika, a young nurse at Mildmay in 1982 who went on to serve ten years as a missionary in Pakistan and who returned this year, 44 years on, to show her own family where it all began.

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.

Zero HIV Stigma Day reminds us that ending HIV is about more than medicine. As Mildmay develops its international partnerships, we remain committed to supporting compassionate HIV care wherever it is needed. Read our hospital team's reflections on why stigma still matters.

Our first Partner-led Small Project, My Pill Box, My Health!, has completed its first quarter. Working with GILO Young Positives Foundation, the team has mapped all 10 ART-providing health facilities in Kassanda District, secured support from district and education leaders, and identified the barriers families face in keeping children on treatment. Next: reaching the children who will benefit directly. Read the full update.

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.

Moved house recently? Help us stay in touch! If you have moved since setting up your regular donation (like a direct debit or standing order), please let us know your new address. Your ongoing support means the world to us, and we want to ensure we can keep you updated on the incredible impact your kindness is making. Get in touch today to update your contact details!

Mildmay Hospital has published its 2025/26 Quality Account, outlining how we monitor, maintain and continually improve the quality of the specialist care we provide. The report reviews progress over the past year, sets priorities for further improvement and demonstrates our commitment to safe, effective and compassionate care.

In 1904, a young Irish woman named Norah Hughes arrived at Mildmay to train as a nurse. She left three years later, qualified and engaged to a junior doctor, after a hidden note, a ward fire, and a matron who surprised everyone. She went on to spend two decades in China, training nurses and running a medical mission. Her story is now part of our Staff Stories archive.