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Diabetes has been described by those with the condition as living with an “unwanted friend”. It is a life long disease suffered by millions around the world. Caring for those with Diabetes in the UK is becoming a major problem for the NHS. The cost of medication,...

At this time of year in the run up to Christmas, and in fact across the whole year, if you do online shopping you could be making donations to Friends of Buburi for free! By joining the Giving Machine you can begin to raise funds for Friends of Buburi, at absolutely...

An old African proverb says ‘if you educate a boy you educate an individual but if you educate a girl you educate a family’. It’s believed that the benefits of this will be felt throughout the whole community and the family will likely be healthier with a lower...

In November 2015 I travelled to Kenya with Friends of Buburi, a UK registered charity, to work as a volunteer in a small community clinic in the rural county of Busia, near the border with Uganda. I always knew I had a passion for travel and working abroad and as a...

2015 has been a very busy year, there have been many developments which will ensure the longevity of the clinic. There is now a Community Based Organisation that will in time be responsible for the management of the clinic. It is right and proper that the facility...

This new building is almost finished. Once it is completed the women around the clinic will be able to give birth in relative safety. In Western Kenya the majority of women still give birth in their homes which puts them at a tremendous disadvantage and the statistics...

Coletta started working in the clinic as a volunteer right at the beginning. She had had a varied career working as police woman in Israel and also at Nangina Holy Family Mission Hospital as a Nurse Aid. This was on top of having 11 children! She was such a gentle and...

Another successful presentation took place at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine when Trustee Jo Hanks paid a recent visit. We are always delighted to be invited by our Patron Dame Claire Bertschinger to talk to the students who are all studying to...

Trustees Sallie Buck and Jackie Hamer are currently at the clinic in Buburi, accompanied by volunteers Katharine Hamer, daughter of Jackie, and Alice Cox, a midwife recently recruited from The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Diploma in Tropical...