Strengthening of Partnerships between the Public Sector and Faith-based Groups
Strengthening of Partnerships between the Public Sector and Faith-based Groups | Jean Duff and Warren Buckingham | July 2015 | The Lancet | Drawing from both development and faith perspectives, this paper examines trends that could ground powerful, more sustainable partnerships and identifies new opportunities for collaboration based...
Understanding the Roles of Faith-based Health-care Providers in Africa: Review of the Evidence with a Focus on Magnitude, Reach, Cost and Satisfaction
Understanding the Roles of Faith-based Health-care Providers in Africa: Review of the Evidence with a Focus on Magnitude, Reach, Cost and Satisfaction | Jill Olivier, Clarence Tsimpo, Regina Gemignani, Mari Shojo, Harold Coulombe, Frank Dimmock et al. | July 2015 | The Lancet | This article reviews a...
The Public Stigma of Mental Illness: What Do We Think; What Do We Know; What Can We Prove?
The Public Stigma of Mental Illness: What Do We Think; What Do We Know; What Can We Prove? In a 2015 article from the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, data became available to address the question: Do larger cultural contexts of stigma differ significantly? Preliminary findings suggest...
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...