Our Goal: Safe Motherhood

The Bishop Masereka Medical Center

Our mission

In a region where most babies are delivered at home and too many mothers die of blood loss and other preventable obstetrical complications, the Bishop Masereka Medical Center works to make motherhood safe in Uganda.

Our services

While seventy-six percent of our patients are women or children, and maternal/neonatal care is our defining priority, BMMC serves more than 2000 outpatients each month with malaria and HIV testing, outpatient care for birth control and HIV/AIDS prevention, and urgent care for all. The clinic has 18 beds for patients and the only operating theatre and diagnostic laboratory in the district. Our ambulance transports patients who cannot travel to the clinic on their own or who require services we cannot provide. An outreach program to surrounding villages educates mothers in their homes on reproductive health, infant care and nutrition, and disease prevention. Since opening in 2001, the BMMC has been committed to saving lives.

Our staff

Visitors to BMCF universally comment that the skills and knowledge of the BMMC medical staff are world class. Led by Chief Operating Physician, Dr. Daniel Sambili, our staff of 30 includes two clinical officers, ten nurses, a lab technician, a lab assistant, one radiographer, and administrative staff.. Guided in partnership by the African board of directors and U.S.-based development board, BMCF places a priority on training Ugandan medical staff and bringing current best practices to its medical care. The clinic welcomes exchanges with medical and public health students to support their medical studies, and cultivates relationships with U.S. medical professionals.

Our future

Our clinic currently is housed in four small buildings in Kasese originally intended as residences. Despite inadequate space and minimal equipment, the quality of the care we provide has earned our facility Level 4 designation by the Ugandan Ministry of Health. We have had a profound impact on the health of our community. Increased confidence in BMMC has placed pressure on our personnel, funds and infrastructure. We must expand our capability to match our growing role in the region by building a Level 5 hospital. Learn more about exciting progress toward this goal and how you can help: [link to hospital project page].