Webinar: Ending Violence Against Children: The Role of Community Health Workers
Ending Violence Against Children: The Role of Community Health Workers | October 2019 | Tom Davis, Jr, Global Sector Lead for Health and Nutrition at World Vision International shared findings from a ground-breaking survey recently conducted by World Vision International with 412 community health workers (CHWs) in four...
Adherence Clubs: An Essential Strategy To Care for People Living with HIV Guidelines for Churches and Christian Ministries
An Essential Strategy To Care for People Living with HIV: Guidelines for Churches and Christian Ministries by LifeRise AIDS Resources | 2019 | Adherence clubs are an essential strategy to provide supportive care for PLWH to enable them to be stable on lifesaving HIV treatment (called “ART”) and...
Increasing Family Planning Access in Kenya Through Engagement of Faith-Based Health Facilities, Religious Leaders, and Community Health Volunteers
The Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) partnered with health facilities managed by faith-based organizations (FBOs), religious leaders, and community health volunteers to increase access to family planning in western Kenya. FBO-managed health facilities saw large increases in family planning uptake over the 5-year project, particularly for implants.
Pastoral Letters on Healthy Families and Youth from the Church of Uganda
The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda released two letters on family health issues in March 2019. This letter provided scriptural support for family planning and responsible procreation, including statements on the health benefits of spacing pregnancies for mothers and children, and the positive affects of planning pregnancies...