Close Up: Wendy Jolley-Kabi of Global Health Action
Global Health Action President & CEO Wendy Jolley-Kabi shares how the generosity of her childhood church and her own Peace Corps experience helped shape her work today; and what she thinks faith-based organizations must focus on to be prepared for the future of global health. Above Photo: Wendy...
Meeting People Where They Are
CHAG Integrates Mental Health Services for Greater Impact Mental health services are often kept in silos away from other health services. Inaccessibility, compounded with the stigma surrounding mental health issues, means many people do not get the help they need. The Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) received...
Advocacy Stories, Connector Articles
CCIH Advocacy Teams Share Faith-based Work in Global Health
On June 10th, 2019 CCIH hosted its annual Advocacy Day. This year, we had 10 CCIH members from Ghana, Lesotho, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zaire, and Zimbabwe, as well as six CCIH members based in Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan. The teams met with 15 Congressional Offices (14 in the...
Karen Sichinga Receives 2019 CCIH Christian International Health Champion Award
Mrs. Karen Sichali Sichinga, MSN, MPH received the 2019 CCIH Christian International Health Champion award on June 7, 2019. The award honors an individual who has dedicated his/her life to global health from a Christian perspective and has made significant contributions to the field and to CCIH. Mrs....