Relief fund for poor sick people
We help poor sick people when they cannot afford urgently needed medical treatment.
This fund is restricted to beneficiaries living in the Mandeni Area
A serious illness is difficult enough. For many people in rural Zululand, it brings another worry: they cannot afford the examinations, treatment, operations or medical aids they need.
Read the Poor Sick Fund stories – newest first
The Brotherhood of Blessed Gérard’s Poor Sick Fund helps when urgently needed medical care would otherwise be out of reach. Every request is carefully assessed. Together with doctors, hospitals and other specialists, we determine what support is necessary and appropriate in each case.
The fund may cover the costs of:
- diagnostic examinations
- operations and specialist treatment
- medicines
- medical aids
- necessary transport to medical facilities
We do not give cash to people seeking help. Instead, we pay doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and medical suppliers directly, so that support goes towards the care needed. Donated items such as walking aids and wheelchairs can also be passed on to people who need them.
Where possible, we continue to support patients after assistance has been approved. Every donation can help relieve pain, restore health and give people new hope.
The fund began when Marjorie Clark needed heart surgery that she could not afford. A fundraising appeal helped her and led to this continuing programme. The two historical stories below show how this support continued, with the most recent story first.
