Author name: Sue Anderson

A Dream Realized: The Story Behind Binga’s New Maternal and Pediatric Hospital

There was quite a flurry of excitement earlier this month at the Jeannie Burns Buckner Maternal and Pediatric Hospital in remote Binga, Zimbabwe, when the First Lady, Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa, flew in to tour the hospital and formally open the facility which has been operational since last summer. On hand to greet the First Lady

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MATTERbox Update – June 2023

MATTERbox Update – June 2023 Summer is almost officially here! For many kids in Minnesota, that means long, sunny days of playing outside, swimming in lakes, going to camps, and doing all the things that make summer so fun. Sadly, though, there are tens of thousands of kids in Minnesota that won’t enjoy these summer

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Medical Relief Kits: Bridging the Gap in Remote Healthcare

Collaborating on today’s story is Dr. Mike Jeans, MATTER’s Director of Medical Projects. His insight and experience as a doctor in Africa were essential to the development of the Medical Relief Kit, MATTER’s newest initiative to elevate the care and dignity of patients in under-resourced parts of the world. The anthropologist, Margaret Mead, was once

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Nurses Helping Nurses in Binga

“A few months ago, I was at a MATTER event where they were highlighting some of the projects in Zimbabwe, one of which was the Jeannie Burns Buckner Maternity and Pediatric Hospital in Binga. As someone who works in healthcare and a mother myself, this initiative really moved me. Hearing that the primary caregivers, the

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MATTERbox Update – May 2023

MATTERbox Update – May 2023 Now that we’re into May, summer is right around the corner. Along with everything wonderful we associate with summer, for many in our country, especially children, summer means long days with little to eat. Our dedicated community partners work hard to address this tragic situation. Every summer, we receive requests

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