Effects of local faith-actor engagement in the uptake and coverage of immunization in low- and middle-income countries: A literature review
This landscape review from the USAID-funded MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership, published in the Christian Journal for Global Health, in May 2022, found extensive evidence supporting the value of religious engagement for immunization promotion and acceptance in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Yet rigorous evidence and specific approaches...
Christian Journal for Global Health: Issue on Vaccines, the faith community, and the common good
June 2022 | This special issue from the Christian Journal for Global Health is a diverse volume including a literature review on the key role of faith actors in addressing vaccine hesitancy, a commentary on collaboration of FBOs with NGOs for the common good, bio-psycho-social-spiritual models of health...
Faith-based Organization Advocacy Efforts to Create a Conducive Environment to Attain FP Goals in Kenya and Zambia
Religious Leader Family Planning Champions Used Different Communications Channels to Inform the Public About Family Planning Supplement to: Bormet M, Kishoyian J, Siame Y, et al. Faith-based Advocacy for Family Planning Works: Evidence from Kenya and Zambia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021;9(2). https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00641
Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era
Co-Edited by Henry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health | This supplement provides an overview of the current status of CHW programming in low- and middle-income countries and also provides a vision for what needs to be done to help these programs...