In 2006, Dr Ru MacDonagh was invited to visit Makunduchi hospital. He found no doctors, very limited drugs and broken equipment. Even the simplest procedures couldn’t be performed.

Ru set to work, creating HIPZ in collaboration with the Ministry of Health – dedicated to improving healthcare and renovating the hospital. Their hard work was such a success, they also took on Kivunge hospital in 2012.

The hospitals have transformed from understaffed and unequipped buildings to thriving hubs with 37 trained doctors. They offer a range of services in well-managed wards, spanning maternity, paediatric, mental health, surgery and dentistry.