MMTA Charity Update Anthony Lipmann reports on the resumption of MMTAs Friends of Mufulira electives programme. We are, in the UK, acutely aware of criticism of our health system.…
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Our MMTA Charity, Friends of Mufulira (FOM), arises out of The Minor Metals Trade Association’s wish to publicly recognize the communities in developing countries upon which we all depend for…
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FOM work never so vital At the end of April our first elective of 2024, a medical student from the University of Edinburgh, travels to Mufulira in Zambia. She will…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: August 2024Drought and electricity shortages – but Mufulira battles on
Perhaps I should not alienate all our Crucible readers at once by suggesting that most of us are, shall we say, rather spoilt. While I would be the first to…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: October 2022FOM resumes bursaries for medical electives travel to Zambia in 2023
Whether we’re talking about metal trading or the MMTA’s medical charity, Friends of Mufulira, perseverance can make all the difference. In the case of Friends of Mufulira (FOM), we…
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We are delighted that MMTA’s Friends of Mufulira charity has resumed bursaries this year to send four final year medical students for their overseas elective. The first two, Niamh Johnson…
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The MMTA’s chosen charity, ‘Friends of Mufulira’, now has an account on AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is a platform that allows you to support a charity of your choice at no extra…
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Members of the MMTA will be aware of our Association’s link with the copperbelt town of Mufulira, the place where copper has been mined since the 1930s. It is a… -
What, you may ask, drives us at the MMTAs Charity, Friends of Mufulira, to plug away to support the community in Mufulira, Zambia? Perhaps anyone attending the MMTAs anniversary dinner…