Advocacy Project Tapped Into the Power of Faith Leaders as Health Influencers
A blog post about the Christian Advocacy for Family Planning in Africa (CAFPA) project, which came to a close in December 2021 after seven years. The project, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leveraged the talent, commitment, influence and connections of faith leaders to...
CCIH Statement on Standards for Short-term Medical Missions
Short-Term Medical Missions (STMM) can provide much-needed care to a community and help strengthen capacity of local providers, and are often provided in emergency response or in long-term development situations. Unfortunately, too many well-intentioned STMM projects are designed and executed in ways that do not plan for sustained...
Respectful Maternity Care and Maternal Mental Health are Inextricably Linked
This article explores the connections between respectful maternity care and maternal mental health outcomes. It originally appeared on the Wilson Center’s Dot-Mom column.
WCC Answers your Questions about Vaccines
World Council of Churches Answers Your Questions about Vaccines | April 26, 2021 | A Q&A with Dr. Mwai Makoka, Programme Executive for World Council of Churches on the history of vaccines, the role of the church and faith-based organizations, and why children and others are vulnerable if...