Friends of Vellore UK – promoting health and welfare of the poor and marginalised in partnership with Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India.
London, England
Joined August 2012
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Wonderful news from Vellore! Be Thou My Vision: Ida Scudder of Vellore (Part 1) has won the CEVMA Jewel Award 2026 for best mid-budget documentary, following the ICVM Silver Crown Award in Nashville. More on the documentary here - friendsofvellore.org/2025/12…
"He crowns the humble with victory." Psalm 149:4
Wonderful news from CMC Vellore: its first heart transplant patient has been discharged. A milestone built on decades of teamwork
Congratulations to Dr Vikram Mathews, former Director of @OffCMCVellore, honoured at the President of India's 'At Home' Reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan this Independence Day, in recognition of a lifetime's dedication to healthcare and medical education
"If I had waited until I had all the money I needed, this college would never have been built. I will start the fund with the ₹1.5 lakh given to me for fifty years of medical work in India." Dr. Ida Scudder
The @OffCMCVellore Department of Pulmonary Medicine will hold its third CPET Workshop in September, endorsed by @ICSNagpur. A wonderful moment for Friends of Vellore as Dr Barney Isaac completed his 2024 transplant training through the FoV Senior Training Fellowship scheme
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Pictured: nurses on duty at CMC Vellore, which started with just 2 beds. Today it has over 3,500. Friends of Vellore has stood alongside CMC since the 1940s and you can read more about our story here: friendsofvellore.org/about/a…
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Last year, thanks to our generous supporters, we funded a new eye theatre at Gordon Roberts Hospital, one of the mission hospitals we partner with through CMC Vellore. You can find more about our wide range of projects here: friendsofvellore.org/project…
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Be Thou My Vision – Part 1, the story of Dr Ida Scudder and the founding of CMC Vellore, is free to watch on YouTube. Released for CMC's 125th anniversary and watched by thousands worldwide. More here - friendsofvellore.org/2025/12…
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Today is International Nurses Day. At CMC Vellore, nurses are central to the care of thousands of patients every year, many of whom have little access to healthcare elsewhere. We are grateful for the work they do, and for the compassion with which they do it
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We have been so blessed this year by the wonderful people who have taken on challenge events in support of Friends of Vellore.
Some JustGiving pages are still open, so if you would like to donate, you can find them here: justgiving.com/charity/frien…
Thank you.
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Each year, the chaplaincy team @OffCMCVellore produces the Maitri Prayer Booklet, a beautiful guide for weekly departmental prayers and reflection. You can download the 2026 Maitri booklet or sign up to receive weekly prayer emails here: friendsofvellore.org/get-inv…
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Our Spring 2026 newsletter is out now. This issue covers the work of community health workers in the Jawadhi Hills, updates from CMC Vellore and 12 mission hospitals across India, and a look back at 2025. Read it here: friendsofvellore.org/2026/04…
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If you shop online, donations to Friends of Vellore through Give as You Live are doubled this month. Please consider signing up here: giveasyoulive.com//charity/f…
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We have two places available for the TCS London Marathon MyWay on 26 April 2026. Run in your own way, at your own pace, and help raise funds for Christian Medical College Vellore. Places must be registered by 26 March. Get in touch to find out more: [email protected]
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