Africa Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) Biennial Meeting, Family Planning Preconference Session Report


January 1, 2015

CCIH (through the Advancing Partners & Communities Project), the USAID-funded Evidence to Action Project (E2A), and Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) joined to co-host a pre-conference session on family planning at ACHAP’s biennial meeting, on February 23, 2015, that sought to empower participating organizations to improve...

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The Road to Zero: CDC’s Response to the West African Ebola Epidemic (July 2015),


January 1, 2015

The CDC released The Road to Zero: CDC’s Response to the West African Ebola Epidemic (July 2015), which details the agency’s response through the eyes of CDC responders, through photos and stories of their own experiences.

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“Involving Religious Leaders in Promoting Health Services in Uganda | Interview with Dr. Tumwesigye (1:59 minutes)”


January 1, 2015

In this brief video interview with Dr. Tonny Tumwesigye, Executive Director of the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB), he explains how UPMB involves and trains faith leaders in family planning education and promotion.

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Keeping the Faith: The Role of Faith Leaders in the Ebola Response


January 1, 2015

A joint report by TearFund, Christian Aid, CAFOD (the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales) and Islamic Relief Worldwide examines the response of the faith community, and in particular of faith leaders, to the 2014 West African Ebola outbreak. It offers recommendations for how faith leaders...

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