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WHERE WE ARE:
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Welcome to the official website of the
Medical Missionaries of Mary
 For 70 years, the Medical Missionaries of Mary have been committed to healing and development in a way that is locally appropriate and cost-effective. Our special concern is care of mothers and their infants.
As missionaries, we are active contemplatives, qualified in health-related professions.
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Sister Regina, pictured here, has written a moving tribute to a young Brazilian man who gave his life to save a 16-year old girl last month. You can read it in our July Newsletter.
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While we are a moden religious Congregation, our roots are in the ancient tradition of Saint Benedict. Our priority is to go to places of great need. We remain there until the local people can take over responsibility for their healthcare themselves.
Through our website we tell the story of why, where and how we do this.
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Forty years ago, on July 2, our Sisters were forced to leave St. Mary's Hospital, Urua Akpan, Nigeria, during the Biafra War. Sister Pauline Dean was the doctor in charge of the Hospital at the time, and kept a Diary of events during the previous six months. The 40-page Diary can be downloaded here (pdf, 375 KB). When the war ended we were able to re-open St. Mary's Hospital and are still here.
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Caring for the Orphan Generation
When you are only ten or eleven and have nursed both parents through the last stages of AIDS, to whom do you turn to help you bring up your small siblings? >>> here
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Mother and Child Health
Helping mothers to keep their children healthy is our greatest challenge.
Care of mothers and their infants is one of our primary concerns. >>> here
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Tackling AIDS hands on
For more than 20 years, we have been tackling the AIDS crisis in every country where we work. The challenges have changed through the years, but it remains one of the world's biggest health problems. >>> here
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Plants that Cure
From Honduras to Tanzania, people want to reclaim their ancient knowledge of medicinal plants. Helping to preserve indigenous knowledge has taught us many useful things. >>> here |
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Last modified: 2008-07-14
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Ireland: CHY 7150 UK: MMM Trust 293494 In USA we are a tax exempt
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