Engaging Communities to Improve Maternal and Child Health


January 1, 2017

Many Christian programs have been pioneers of the principles and practice of community-based primary health care (CBPHC). These experiences also influenced and informed WHO, resulting in the international Conference in Alma Ata and its Declaration in 1978, which put PHC on the global health agenda. Christian organizations continue...

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Webinar: Breastfeeding in Limited-Resource Settings


January 1, 2017

Julie Tanaka, MPH, MBA, Senior International Nutrition Advisor for Samaritan’s Purse presents “Breastfeeding in Limited-Resource Settings: What Every Clinician Needs to Know.”

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Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies: A Family Planning Investment Strategy for Improving the Health and Well-Being of Women and Girls


November 14, 2012

USAID’s “Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies: A Family Planning Investment Strategy for Improving the Health and Well-Being of Women and Girls”

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Partnering with Religious Communities for Children


November 14, 2012

Partnering with Religious Communities for Children | UNICEF | January 2012 | According to UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, “Long before there was a UNICEF, faith communities were among the greatest advocates for the world’s neediest children, providing guidance, aid and comfort to millions of disadvantaged families.” This...

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