Hub and Spoke Healthcare Delivery System
By Dr. Johnson Diara, Rural Health Services of Sudan United Mission/Nigeria Reformed Church A Unique Way of Reaching Our Target Population The Nigeria health system is skewed to favor the urban Nigerian communities with less than 30% of the country’s population and low disease burden. Most of the...
Nutrition Interventions that Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit
Dr. Generose Mulokozi, IMA World Health, Tanzania Around the world, nutrition plays a significant role in children’s health and well-being. UNICEF estimates that nearly half of all deaths of children under 5 are attributable to undernutrition, totaling more than 3 million children per year. Inadequate nutrition during a...
Integrating Faith and Global Health: An Applied Theological Framework
by Daniel O’Neill, MD, MA(Th) Fragmentation: Human beings tend to form into “us and them” camps, characterized by self-justification and other-vilification, even in subtle ways. It did not take long for the first century church to have what Apostle Paul described as “divisions among you” (1 Cor 11:18)....
COVID-19 Check in with CCIH Affiliate MUSUHUM in Niger and Benin
We checked in with Dr. Stachys Hounkpatin, Program Officer with CCIH affiliate Mouvement Universel pour la Survie de l’Humanité, working in Niger and Benin, for an update on their response to COVID-19. We understand MUSUHUM (Mouvement Universel pour la Survie de l’Humanité) has two clinics in Niger, what...