Mildmay International
Mildmay is a charity that also works overseas. Every year, we reach over 100,000 of the most vulnerable people living with and affected by HIV and related health issues in Kenya and Uganda.
In the 1990s, Mildmay was called upon to extend its expertise to some of the areas where HIV and AIDS were hitting hardest – firstly Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya then Zimbabwe and Rwanda and later into Eastern Europe. Mildmay International was established to administer these overseas projects.
Mildmay trains many ordinary people to become community health volunteers, providing basic healthcare and social support for people living with HIV in their communities. This enables those in the remotest regions to receive the care they need.
Our programme of education includes the training of community healthcare workers, senior government officials, prison wardens and drug rehabilitation teams.
As many of our funded projects concluded, Mildmay handed over a legacy of work to governments or local NGOs, marking the successful conclusion of many of our international programmes. See our Past Work.
We have partnered with Kumi Hospital in Uganda to facilitate 14-day placements for trainee GPs during their electives at Mildmay.
The Education Exchange (EdEx) Programme gives our doctors experience of providing healthcare in a resource-limited setting and helps them to develop a greater understanding of the challenges and opportunities of healthcare in low and middle-income countries, increasing their skills and knowledge to enhance their GP practice.
In return, they help to improve access for patients who might not otherwise be able benefit from high-quality, up-to-date knowledge and care. The trainee GPs help to improve the quality of care over the longer term by transferring skills and knowledge to aid capacity building and strengthening of health systems in Uganda.
Mildmay Kenya works to empower communities to deliver HIV health care services through support, education and training.
We work to reach key affected and at-risk groups including young women, children, adolescents, MSM, and sex workers.
Mildmay Uganda was Mildmay’s first international programme, opening in Kampala in 1998 to provide comprehensive HIV care to the public, with over 3,000 children waiting for life-saving drugs through the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
Today, Mildmay Uganda supports over 100,000 clients (13% of all people on antiretroviral therapy – ART – in Uganda. 8,000 of whom are children).
In the 1990s, Mildmay was called to extend its expertise to some of the areas where HIV and AIDS were hitting hardest.