HIV Services in the Time of COVID: Faith-Based Organizations are Adapting in Cameroon and Haiti
By Erika Henderson, CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern and Doug Fountain, CCIH Executive Director As we prepared to mark World AIDS Day 2021, CCIH reached out to members in Cameroon and Haiti to understand how COVID has altered the course of faith-based initiatives to prevent and treat HIV.… More
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Faith-Based Drug Supply Organizations Increase their Supply Chain Management Capacity
by Carolyn J. O’Brien, CCIH Program Coordinator and Faith Engagement Team, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership | In Africa, faith-based organizations and their internal drug supply chain systems or partner drug supply organizations may play a critical role in providing family planning (FP) and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH)…
How To Have a Conversation about the COVID Vaccine
By Erika Henderson, CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern For over 200 years, vaccines have been used to protect against viruses. When COVID-19 hit, producing a vaccine was the clear course of action. The vaccine was successfully developed, but not without controversy.… More
Key Takeaways from Strategic Engagement of Religious Leaders in COVID-19 Vaccination Webinar
“Religious factors are the third most frequently cited reason for not getting vaccinated, and so the voice of the religious community is absolutely critical,” said Ellyn Ogden, MPH, USAID Coordinator for Polio Eradication and COVID-19 Vaccine Access in a webinar co-hosted by World Vision and CCIH on October 12, 2021.……