Faith and Health: Past and Present of Relations between Faith Communities and the World Health Organization
Faith and Health: Past and Present of Relations between Faith Communities and the World Health Organization | Reverend Canon Ted Karpf | 2014 | Christian Journal for Global Health | The author describes collaboration between the WHO and faith-based organizations in the implementation of primary health care, the...
Health for All: The Vanga Story
Health for All: The Vanga Story | 2014 | Daniel Fountain | When Dr. Daniel Fountain arrived in the Congo in 1961, he was forced to depend upon a dilapidated hospital to serve 250,000 people. Discover how he relied on prayer and innovation to transform the outmoded facility...
“Christian Hospital in Pakistan Integrates Family Planning with Immunization and Encourages Healthy Birth Spacing”
Involving men in healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies can be difficult in any society. In a male dominated society, such as Pakistan, it can be especially challenging. In order to educate men about family planning indirectly, female staff at the Kunri Christian Hospital in southern Pakistan talk...
“Family Planning in Zambia: A Christian Perspective – An Interview with Karen Sichinga of the Churches Health Association of Zambia”
Karen Sichinga, executive director of the Churches Health Association of Zambia, explains the organization’s mission in caring for those in need and how the facilities in the CHAZ network work with a variety of Christians to meet the family planning needs consistent with the faith perspectives of the...