SCOPE Project Unites Partners for Maternal and Child Health
by Cassady Mecate, CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern, and Carolyn O’Brien, MSPH, CCIH Project Coordinator At the beginning of 2020, CCIH joined the Strengthening Community Health Outcomes through Positive Engagement (SCOPE) Project. The SCOPE Project is a five-year New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) cooperative agreement funded by USAID and...
How Faith-based Organizations Meet Community Need for Family Planning During COVID-19
By Cassady Mecate, Baylor University MPH Candidate and CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern I watched the session on how faith-based organizations are ensuring women are able to time and space pregnancies despite the COVID-19 pandemic during the International Conference on Family Planning. I learned that despite the destructive...
Country Spotlight Series, Health Systems Strengthening
Contributions of Faith-Based Organizations in Health Care in Malawi
Faith-based organizations (FBO) provide a significant amount of healthcare in many nations. In Malawi, the Christian Health Association of Malawi, the Evangelical Association of Malawi, LifeNet International, and World Renew are FBOs who contribute to the country’s health services in the areas of family planning, immunization, nutrition and...
CCIH Statement on Standards for Short-term Medical Missions
Short-Term Medical Missions (STMM) can provide much-needed care to a community and help strengthen capacity of local providers. STMM are often provided in emergency response or in long-term development situations, either as standalone activities of a church or integrated within a non-governmental organization or mission organization’s program. Numerous...