In rural Nigeria, hospitals are considered a place where people go to die because most people cannot afford legitimate medical services and put off hospital visits until they are gravely ill.  MMCF is working to improve access to hospital care by reducing the cost of medical services at rural hospitals like Mater Misericordiae, a mission hospital owned and managed by the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki. The hospital serves the residents of Afikpo, Ebonyi State's second largest city and the surrounding area. 

​In collaboration with the non-profit organization, MedShare, MMCF shipped 15,000 lbs. of hospital supplies/equipment to Mater Misericordiae in 2017. 
MMCF continues to supply the hospital much needed supplies, as well as easing the financial burden to families and individuals on a case-by-case need.  Improved health care is critical especially for mothers and young children.  In 2013 The Economist named Nigeria "the worst place for a baby to enter the world". 

​Through our “safe drinking water project” MMCF drilled two boreholes to access "safe" groundwater in one of the most densely populated villages in Ebonyi State, hoping to reduce diarrheal diseases caused by poor water and sanitation. 

In 2019 MMCF installed solar panels to run the hospital's laboratory to dramatically reduce the operating costs of performing critical life saving diagnostics tests and procedures.  Local hospitals like Mater Misericordiae are the front lines for combating epidemics like Ebola with its worldwide ramifications.  Providing  proper equipment and supplies will help contain any future outbreaks.

Fr. Edward visits a patient in hospital after orthopedic surgery.

Fr. Edward, Josephine Elum (mother and child) and Angela Testani. MMCF helped pay their hospital/delivery expenses. Josephine was considered a " high risk" pregnancy; she said "If it wasn't for the generosity of MMCF, I could have lost my baby"