Kenya: MAYDS – Medicine at your Doorstep

The acronym M.A.Y.D.S. stands for Medicine at Your Door Step. It is a new project in Kenya that was started by our late Sr. Francisca with the aim of providing alternative medicine from traditional herbs and spices. The vision of the project is to grow medicinal herbs to allow God’s healing touch to work in…

Medicines for the Poor in Tanzania

The St. Anna Health Center in Uwemba, founded and managed by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters, is an example of a well-functioning rural health care in the Njombe region in southwestern Tanzania. The hospital currently has a capacity of 87 beds. There are the following departments: General Medicine, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dentistry, Eye…