Working To Support Dreamland Mission Hospital

As part of our 120-year anniversary celebrations last year, we brought our suppliers and colleagues together for a superb trade show which raised £200k, a figure which Brewers are delighted to match to total £400k. This significant donation was made to Dreamland Mission Hospital in Kenya to fund their new A&E department which is now open!

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Dr Becky Nightingale, UK Trustee And Health Programme Manager Tells Us More:

“IcFEM Dreamland Mission is so thankful to Brewers for the new A&E. Until this A&E was built, anyone with a major health issue such as a heart attack, stroke, or major leg fracture was seen in the same queue as those with minor issues such as a cold.

There is no GP service in Kimilili, so as a hospital we provide care for everyone, from those with a chest infection to those with near-catastrophic injuries. It was very difficult to safely triage and treat the sickest patients, and unfair on those who were relatively well to have to witness people who were very sick—all in one waiting room.

This amazing A&E now means we have eight beds for the most seriously ill patients. It is equipped with oxygen, a defibrillator, trolleys, examination lights, plaster facilities for broken limbs, minor injuries equipment such as sutures, and all the emergency equipment we require. It is designed so patients can reach X-ray or the emergency theatre easily, without passing through the main outpatient area.

This building and equipment will undoubtedly save lives.

Construction started just over a year ago with fifty different builders who hand-dug all the foundations and laid the slab. The two-storey building (A&E downstairs and doctor and clinic rooms upstairs) then took shape, with every stone used to build the structure hand-chipped to size on site.

The build took just under a year to complete, with equipment being shipped from the UK via an organisation called Medical Aid International, which provides appropriate equipment for our rural African setting. The doctors and nurses are so delighted with the facility.

The local government has inspected it, and as of this week it is fully operational, seeing and treating the sickest patients in our region.”

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Our Relationship With Dreamland Mission Hospital

Brewers have been supporters of Dreamland Mission Hospital since 2012, having the pleasure of watching the hospital grow for over a decade, both in size and in scope of the medical services they can offer. They now employ over 100 staff locally and treat 40,000 patients a year, providing specialist eye, orthopaedic and maxillofacial surgery. 

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Brewers and Dreamland Mission Hospital throughout the years:

Supporting communities in Africa.

DMH provides quality care at prices the rural community in the Mount Elgon and Bungoma county of Western Kenya can afford. The hospital is vital to the community as healthcare is hard to access in this part of Africa. 

For over a decade, Brewers have been sending small teams to visit and help with the hospital’s development in this remote corner of Kenya. Every year there is a new project or addition to the hospital to further support the local community.

Over the years, the hospital has grown both in size and in scope of the
medical services it can offer. 

We have built up a very special relationship with
the staff there including Dr Becky Nightingale, the UK trustee and health
programme manager, and the hospital CEO Ruth Nabie.

Dreamland and Brewers Relationship

“Brewers’ support has been extraordinary. The first donations allowed a small health clinic to transfer into a hospital. Brewers provided funds towards to the first operating theatre and new wards, this kick started an amazing growth. The hospital has gone from 14 staff and a few small clinic rooms into a 90-bedded, 130-staff facility. This has transformed the healthcare that the community around can receive. 

The ongoing partnership is so special, meeting the Brewers team every few years and have a new painting project is such morale boost for our staff and the local community. The team are always excellent, our staff enjoy working with them and we hope that your team learn from us. We are extremely grateful for the partnerships and the huge difference it has made to community, so we look forward to welcoming the next team.”


Dr Becky Nightingale UK trustee and Health Programme Manager.

“Brewers are such a blessing to this hospital and the community, the team really bless the hospital and the patients. The team encourage our staff and have made sure our hospital stays looking very smart. The regular fundraising and support for work we do means that we can continue to grow and develop the hospital in line with our stakeholders. We don't know how to thank you enough for the support you have given IcFEM Dreamland Mission Hospital, we hope and pray another team will come soon. Asante Sana.”


Mrs Ruth Nabie
IcFEM, Dreamland Mission Hospital
CEO