Harnessing the ‘Power of What is Possible’ to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
by Bill Simmons, President and CEO, American Leprosy Missions This year the U.S. marks 20 years of PEPFAR: the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. American Leprosy Missions (ALM) believes this program lights a path forward for combatting another global health threat: neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Initiated...
Maternal and Child Health, Vaccines, WASH
Faith-based organizations are the leading edge of the local partnerships of the future
by Dr. Koki Agarwal, Project Director, USAID MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership; Vice President, DC Operations, Jhpiego For the past 20 years, I have led global USAID projects on maternal, newborn, and child health—this work has given me a front row seat to witness incredible progress for mothers...
Connector Articles, Maternal and Child Health
Faith Leads Liberian CCIH Member through Hardship and Comeback
Jeneba Boyd, a CCIH Individual Member and registered nurse and midwife in the Paynesville area of Monrovia, Liberia, shares her testimony of faith, disappointment and renewed hope. Thanks to the CCIH family for giving me the opportunity to share my testimony of a comeback from a project that...
Christian Health Associations Share their Experience with CCIH’s OCA Tool
By Brittany Hnida, CCIH Intern In 2021, CCIH played a key role in strengthening faith-based organizations as part of two USAID-funded programs, working with several partners to complete the Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA). The full OCA toolkit was developed by CCIH for the specific needs of these partners...