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...
Engaging faith communities in public health messaging in response to COVID-19: Lessons learnt from the Democratic Republic of Congo
An article in Frontiers reports on the COVID-19 experience of faith leaders and their communities in Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A qualitative participatory research design, using a workshop methodology was deployed to seek opinions of an invited group of faith leaders. Local faith leaders described how...
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...
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