SafeBirth4All is promoted by a coalition of organisations including the Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMMs), the Association of Leaders of Missionaries and Religious of Ireland (AMRI) and Geneva for Human Rights. The newly launched campaign seeks to raise awareness of the wider issues of human rights and human dignity as […]
READ MORE: Safe Birth 4 All Campaign LaunchBy Sr. Pauline Amulen, MMM, Lilongwe, Malawi We visit our patients twice every week. It is always an exciting moment for the homebased care team to go and deliver their services to those in most need who are unable to reach the health centre. In every visit we often plan […]
READ MORE: A Day in Outreach in Malawi (part 2)By Sr. Goretti Nalumaga, MMM Margarida (not her real name) is 29 years old, married to ‘Joseph’. Together they have four children, all boys and one adopted girl who is Margarida’s niece. She grew up thinking that Margarida was her real mother. She is, in fact, a daughter of her […]
READ MORE: Story from Kampala, UgandaBy Sisters Nilza dos Santos & Margaret Nakafu, MMM In Brazil, according to the National Youth Council created in 2005, young persons are those between 15-29 years. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics 2021 Report states that the Brazilian population is 214 million and the youth correspond to 23%, […]
READ MORE: Empowering the Youth in BrazilWe visit our patients twice every week. It is always an exciting moment for the home-based care team to go and deliver their services to those in most need who are unable to reach the health centre. In every visit we often plan to visit five or six clients in […]
READ MORE: A day in Outreach in MalawiBy MMM Sisters, Fuka, Nigeria Being Missionaries allows us to be channels of light in the path of others that they might discover their God-giving self and gain the freedom they long for. Sheko, 9 and Jami, 6 (not their real names), are both girls and siblings. They are among […]
READ MORE: The importance of Educating the GirlsDo you know the Sisters? Would you like to know more? We are starting a new way for you to get to know more about MMM and the Sisters. Soon, MMM will be launching a new initiative through the miracle of technology, a series of podcasts that will allow you […]
READ MORE: MMM Voices – Caring Hands and Healing HeartsMMM will be part of a global initiative to celebrate the UN International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on 23rd May. Tragically, child birth in Sub-Saharan Africa still accounts for 70% of maternal deaths in the world. While some mothers may not die, many are wounded or injured in a […]
READ MORE: Safe Birth 4 All Campaign born to help save livesMMM hosted the AMRI Daring to Hope exhibition on Saturday 27th January. There was a full house at The MMM Auditorium in Drogheda, Ireland. Sr Brigid Corrigan gave a talk on memories of Mother Mary and other pioneering Sisters. The event also honoured the anniversary of Founder Mother Mary’s death. […]
READ MORE: Daring to Hope ExhibitionBy Srs. Margaret Nakafu, MMM and Maria José da Silva, MMM Sowing seeds of hope and joy, and the fruits of being empowered with practical skills for the journey… It is with a great sense of joy and hope that the Medical Missionaries of Mary in Salvador rejoices with more […]
READ MORE: Empowering Women in Brazil