Gospel Values in Community Mental Health Programs
March 25, 2020 | Mental illness can be a highly stigmatized topic in the church, yet mental health is an integral component of overall health and well-being. In this webinar, we discussed the importance of faith and spirituality in understanding mental health and seeking help, and the impact...
Gospel Values in Community Mental Health Programs Karen Mattias Presentation
In a webinar on Gospel Values in Community Mental Health Programs on March 25, 2020, Kaaren Mathias, MBBS, Mental Health Programme Manager for Emmanuel Hospital Association addressed the importance of faith and spirituality in understanding mental health and seeking help; How gospel values of asking and listening (what...
Practical Advice on PPE in Low-Resource Settings
Practical demonstration of how to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers and how to make PPE out of commonly available items in low-resource settings. Deborah Eisenhut, MD of SIM shares her vast experience from the Ebola outbreak in Liberia and the COVID-19 pandemic, including her firsthand...
CCIH 30×30: Health Systems are the Backbone of Healthy and Resilient Communities
While the CCIH 30×30 Health Systems Initiative was well underway before the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis underscores just how critical strong health systems are. Faith-based health care providers are a vital component of many health systems across the globe and their impact is large. CCIH’s 30×30 encourages organizations...