ICFP 2016 Faith Pre-conference Report.


January 1, 2016

The faith community made historic progress at ICFP in 2016 when 85 faith leaders from 26 nations came together for the first-ever Faith Pre-conference. They discussed best practices in faith-based involvement in family planning and committed to scaling up services to help families with healthy timing and spacing...

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Responding to the Ebola Epidemic in West Africa: What Role Does Religion Play?


January 1, 2016

This case study by the World Faiths Development Dialogue highlights the complex institutional roles of religious actors and positive—and less positive—aspects of their involvement with Ebola.

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Mental Health Gap Action Program: mhGAP (Uganda Pilot 2012-2016)


January 1, 2016

Mental Health Gap Action Program: mhGAP (Uganda Pilot 2012-2016) | MHGAP was launched in 2008 by the WHO with the aim of scaling up care for people with mental, neurological and substance use disorders. World Vision, in partnership with the ministry of Health has been implementing this program...

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Clean Clinic Approach (English)


January 1, 2016

Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) conditions and practices discourage people from seeking care at health facilities. This two-page brief explains MCSP’s Clean Clinic Approach, a programmatic tool that encourages health facilities to establish WASH goals and make incremental improvements towards the end goal of achieving “Clean Clinic”...

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