Advocacy, Infectious Diseases

Harnessing the ‘Power of What is Possible’ to End Neglected Tropical Diseases


June 16, 2023

by Bill Simmons, President and CEO, American Leprosy MissionsĀ  This year the U.S. marks 20 years of PEPFAR: the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. American Leprosy Missions (ALM) believes this program lights a path forward for combatting another global health threat: neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Initiated...

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Advocacy

Tools to Help FBOs Leverage Their Unique Influence


November 18, 2022

By Bob Noziglia, CCIH Advocacy Advisor According to the Pew Research Center, 80 to 90 percent of people living in emerging economies say religion is an important part of their daily lives. That is a demonstration of the significant amount of trust people place in their faith leaders....

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Advocacy

What Does Advocacy Mean to CCIH Members?


August 9, 2022

By Bob Noziglia, CCIH Advocacy Advisor At the start of 2022, CCIH began developing an advocacy toolkit that we hope members will be able to use and customize to achieve their advocacy goals. We aim for it to be useful for organizations that have been advocating for years,...

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Advocacy, Connector Articles, Family Planning

Advocacy Project Tapped Into the Power of Faith Leaders as Health Influencers


March 21, 2022

The Christian Advocacy for Family Planning in Africa (CAFPA) project came to a close in December 2021 after seven years. The project, which was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, leveraged the talent, commitment, influence and connections of faith leaders to drive change and build support...

by Kathy Erb

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