Sr. Roberta Pignone is a Missionary Sister of the Immaculate (PIME Sister) and a medical doctor. She works amid the poor in the slums of the Diocese of Khulna in Bangladesh treating those who come seeking help, especially those with leprosy and TB. In addition to a small 33-bed hospital, 3 clinics, and 15 TB control centers, the work of Sr. Roberta involves intensive outreach efforts crisscrossing the streets of Khulna to educate the people and treat the suffering. On the streets, the sisters show photos of the conditions and bring awareness of these diseases to all.
In 2021 and 2022, PIME USA supporters helped Sr. Roberta stock a new dispensary with medications for her TB and leprosy patients, helping her to raise the amount that was so desperately needed. Sister Roberta and especially her patients are grateful to their PIME USA supporters for this life-saving help. Sister Roberta’s dispensaries will continue to need annual support of $11,000 for three years through 2025 in order to maintain this vital assistance to the most vulnerable.
The PIME sisters in Bangladesh bring healing, hope, and love to the suffering in some of the most deprived areas of the country. Can you help Sr. Roberta provide healing and bring the mercy of Christ to the sick?
LeaderPublished Thu, Feb 15, 24. Written by Kathleen Connors.
Thanks to your contributions through PIME’s virtual events, direct donations, and the MDP Medical Fund, Sr. Roberta has been able to stock a new dispensary with medications for her TB and leprosy patients. Over the past several years, annual support of $11,000 was sent to purchase life-giving medications and food for hundreds of patients who are hospitalized or in desperate condition at home. She could also help those who are unable to work and afford the cost of their medications. Sr. Roberta is grateful to her PIME supporters in the U.S. for providing healing and the mercy of Christ to those most in need.
Thank you for helping Sr. Roberta and the PIME Sisters bring treatment, hope, and love to the suffering in some of the most deprived areas in Bangladesh!
