ABOUT US
We, The Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, are usually referred to as the Medical Mission Sisters (MMS) were founded on September 30th 1925 in Washington DC by a young Austrian doctor named Anna Dengel. Working in what was North India in the early 1920s, Anna witnessed first-hand the complications and deaths of countless Muslim women and babies during childbirth due to customs which prohibited them from receiving certain aspects of medical care from men.
The Society’s headquarters were located in Washington DC until the late 1930s, when the sisters were invited to move to Philadelphia. This remains MMS’ North American headquarters today. Our international headquarters are based in London, UK, where the Society Leadership Team comprises members from different countries.
As a Society today, we are a religious congregation of dedicated women and associates in the Catholic Church, who share life and our own unique expertise with women, children and men in five continents of the world.
We are committed to promoting health, wellbeing and healing in all aspects of life.
Meet with our society leadership Team (SLT)
Our current Society Leadership Team comprises four sisters from the countries of: India; Ethiopia; Germany; and The Philippines – as viewed from left to right in the picture.
MEDICAL MISSION SISTERS UNIT UGANDA
Unit Uganda/Malawi as intially called unit East Africa.in 2023 it was left as a unit of its own.
where we are in the unit
In Uganda, we are in central Kampala(Bukoto), western region(kabale-Rubanda), Eastern(Tororo-Angorom), and Northern Adjumani(Kureku and indriani)
our missions in the Unit.
Tororo is the community for initial stages of postulance that has lasted for seven years since the opening of the community in 2019
Thanks to the Almighty God for the gift of this couple to us as a society for their communities where life is a struggle to many who are unable to move. we remain grateful to the couple.
The Friesian cow project Rubanda community.
we are so grateful to conrade Hilton Foundation-caritas Uganda for gracing us with this gift of Friesian cow to improve sustaineable sisters livelihood and nutrition. we will never be able appreciate your favors to us for what this project is doing in the lives of sisters and the community around.
Making the cause known
Anna had a vision that a group of women health professionals who dedicated their lives to God could make a difference in helping women access the healthcare they deserved. She saw this not only as a work of charity but also one of justice. She went to the USA in 1924 to begin raising funds and awareness. A year later Dr Joanna Lyons and two nurses, Evelyn Flieger and Marie Ulbrich, joined Anna in Washington DC and the Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries, also known as the Medical Mission Sisters, began.
The pioneers of our society
Celebrating 100 years of healing presence on 30th September 2025
