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Who Supports Church Health
Programs Around the World?
Good health programs cost money and time. Churches often
mobilize several different supporters at the same time. For example:
Community groups:
construct health centers and housing for nurses.
Local churches: provide
land, buildings, office backup, supplies, and volunteer workers.
Health committees:
give their time to plan and oversee health work.
Patients: pay fees
for services they receive.
Government ministries of health:
provide medicines, vaccines and contraceptives, give training courses,
offer technical advice, often pay salaries, give free electricity or clinic
space for churches to use.
National non-governmental organizations:
supplement and support what others are doing in health; they often sponsor
new pilot programs. Examples are national family planning associations,
service clubs, Christian health associations, and national councils of
churches.
International organizations:
(that work in many countries at the same time) -- offer capital funds for
buildings and large equipment, program funds, supplies, and expertise.
Stop and think about
it: Just where does support for your church health program come from?
Try making a list
of all the groups involved in your current health programs and what contributions
they make (money, buildings, supplies, time, training courses, capital
funds, etc.).
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