Mwangala Mwangala of class 7B, 11 years old, in clean school uniform, steps forward in front of all his teachers, clears his throat, and stands in front of the…
Friends of Mufulira
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: June 2023
A medical month in Mufulira
by Polina Sparks June 30, 2023MMTA 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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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: April 2024
Debt and drought threaten Zambia
by Polina Sparks April 18, 2024FOM 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: April 2019
Don’t feel too Pious about your Prius!
by MMTA April 4, 2019Don’t feel too Pious about your Prius! Copper might be the wonder metal for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) but there are still copper smelters all over the world generating…
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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: August 2024
Drought and electricity shortages – but Mufulira battles on
by Polina Sparks August 23, 2024Perhaps 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 2022
FOM resumes bursaries for medical electives travel to Zambia in 2023
by Polina Sparks October 22, 2022Whether 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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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: October 2018
Friends of Mufulira Medical Electives 2018
by MMTA October 12, 2018A brief introduction My name is Elizabeth and I’m a final year medical student at Liverpool University. This is an article written about my elective, which I carried out with…
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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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CrucibleFriends of MufuliraThe Crucible: September/October 2023
What does the future hold for Mufulira?
by Polina Sparks October 5, 2023How medical and economic health go together The MMTAs twinned relationship with Mufulira in which we send NHS medical students to the Ronald Ross General Hospital in Zambia is multifunctional.…