News: Tragic loss of Rom Wandera

It is with great sadness we received the news that on Sunday January 22nd Rom Wandera had unexpectedly died. Rom was responsible for the vision that enabled the clinic to be built and has been unstinting in his support for us since that time, we have often commented...

News: Trustee prepares for visit

Hilary Smart, another Nurse Practitioner will be travelling with Sallie and staying for two weeks. This isn’t Hilary’s first trip to Buburi she visited in 2009 and 2010 but was unable to go in 2011. She says that she really missed her visit last year and...

News: Fundraiser swims the Solent

Jo raised over £700 for Buburi by Swimming the Solent. Thank you friends, family, neighbours and colleagues for your fantastic support. Your money will be used very wisely to help provide good health care for the people of Buburi. This was an amazing day, with...

News: Volunteers head to Buburi

The Friends of Buburi clinic will get a welcome arrival today as a group of volunteers join Noreen for a three week trip. Noreen flew out with Jack Marchant from Heathrow last night, laden down with a bag load of spectacles and rehydration spoons donated to the...

Fundraising for Buburi

Jo has just completed 100 lengths of the swimming pool in 1 hour 13 mins in preparation for SWIMMING THE SOLENT! The necessity to do 100 lengths prior to swimming the Solent is to try and eliminate those who may end up swept by the tide to the Needles! She must be...

Sallie and Katie return from Buburi July 2011

Sallie and Katie have just returned from a 4 week trip to the clinic at Buburi. It was great to see further development of the work there. The nurses were seeing around 50-60 patients per day, which is a bit more than normal but we put the increase down to the Mzungo...

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