Connector Articles, Family Planning
Empowering Parents to Plan Their Families and Overcome Poverty in Pakistan
Family planning helps families improve health and overcome poverty. But there are a number of reasons women are reluctant to practice healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies in Pakistan, says Dr. Ashchenaz Lall, a Hospital Director in Punjab. “This is a male dominated society, and women don’t have...
Close Up: Naveed Khurram of Kunri Christian Hospital
Naveed Khurram, Administrator of the Kunri Christian Hospital in Pakistan shares what keeps him going as a leader, the challenges he faces in the rural desert region where the hospital operates and what makes Pakistani Christians resilient. Please tell us about the Kunri Christian Hospital, how it came...
Thanks to U.S. Support, A Malawi Family Has Better Health, A Happier Marriage, and Financial Security
Isobel’s* second baby died as an infant. She became pregnant when she was still breastfeeding her first child and recovering from the birth. It was also a difficult time in her marriage. Her husband Victor* often stayed out late and came home drunk, and the income from their...
Malaria Campaign Shortlisted for Global Award
Comfort lost her husband and three-year-old daughter to malaria. She was not using mosquito nets or draining standing water around her apartment in Nigeria until CCIH member Isaiah 58 Care Foundation’s Kicking Out Malaria campaign reached her community. Kicking Out Malaria uses football tournaments to distribute bed nets...