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The Friends of St. Anne’s Hospital, Liuli

March 15, 2016 By SO53 News 4 Comments

The Friends of St. Anne’s Hospital, Liuli, is a charity that was set up 21 years ago to support the work of and send donated goods to a hospital in a remote area of Tanzania.

In that time 20 containers have been packed and dispatched from Chandler’s Ford via Southampton Docks.

In addition to medical supplies for the hospital, hand sewing machines, fabric, haberdashery and cooking utensils are sent to women’s groups along Lake Nyasa.

Gardening, carpentry and mechanics tools go to Trade Schools and self-help groups in this desperately poor part of Tanzania.

Boxes of books, stationery, school-uniforms and sports equipment are sent to over 60 schools and two universities, as well as school chairs, desks and bookcases. Everything that is sent has been donated.

Volunteers from Chandler's Ford sorting and packing parcels for Liuli Hospital.
Volunteers from Chandler’s Ford sorting and packing parcels for Liuli Hospital.

The Charity pays for the training of medical staff.

With the help of two sizable legacies and many donations work has been undertaken to update the hospital building as it had failed a Government Inspection. Its closure would have meant 200,000 people on a narrow strip of land along Lake Nyasa being left with little medical care. The local population are fishermen and subsistence farmers and the alternative would be long expensive journeys by bus or on foot or canoe to the nearest hospital.

Ambulance
Ambulance

As fuel for generators is so expensive the Friends have installed solar panels to provide lighting through out the hospital and a solar pump to run alongside the existing diesel pump for the water supply. A Land cruiser Ambulance and lorry have also been supplied.

Solar panels for Liuli from Chandler's Ford parish
Solar panels

When Dr Sam Ndimbo visited the U.K. in 1993, he brought news of drug shortages and of the desperate plight of the hospital. After his talk to the congregation at St. Boniface Church a quantity of household linen and bedding was collected from large hotels in London. This along with a supply of drugs became the first shipment sent to St. Anne’s Hospital, Liuli.

Dr. Sam helps with packing.
Dr. Sam helps with packing.
Inviolatha helps with packing
Inviolatha helps with packing

The donations arrive from areas around the country to be sorted and packed by a small group of volunteers in an office building in Bishopstoke. Scouts and Youth groups come along occasionally to assist with wrapping the boxes in plastic to protect the contents on their long dusty journey overland from Dar-es-Salaam to Liuli.

Transport into docks
Transport into docks
Collecting from school
Collecting from school

If you would like more information on the Friends of St. Anne’s Hospital, Liuli, if you are clearing a house or have any items, which you would like to donate, please contact Mrs. Judith James – chairman on 023 8061 8184.

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  1. David says

    July 14, 2016 at 10:03 am

    The new website for St Anne’s Hospital Liuli can now be located at http://www.friends-of-st-annes.com/

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  2. Peter Curtis says

    April 11, 2021 at 11:47 am

    Well I did’nt realise that anyone besides myself had ever heard of Liuli until I saw your website. I worked at Liuli from 1969 – 1972 for USPG with Alan Rice Jones, Tony Leaf, Pauline Haswell and Pamela Haynes. I was supported by Lepra as it was my task to set up a groups of out-patient leprosy clinics. I remember Sam Ndimbo when he was just a young man and am God father to one of his children. I am flabbergasted. Good for you all and may God bless all your hard work.

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