Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic alongside Faith-Based Organizations
by Abigail Kim, University of Southern California Undergraduate and CCIH Communications and Advocacy Intern On this World AIDS Day - December 1, 2020 - we find ourselves nearing the nine-month mark from which COVID-19 was declared an official pandemic. While many of the latest headlines and health updates have surrounded…
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Close Up: Cate Desjardins of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship
Cate Desjardins, MDiv, MPH took the helm as Executive Director of Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship in May of 2020. In the return of the CCIH Close Up series, Cate shares how integrating her two passions, science and her faith, has guided her career and led her where she is...
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Navigating One Crisis Helped Prepare for Another: AMOS Health & Hope Responds to COVID-19 in Nicaragua
By Taylor Carty, CCIH Intern, Pepperdine University Student “We were paralyzed by shock at first,” said Dr. Gabriela Woo, Country Director for CCIH member AMOS Health and Hope. In April 2018, no one in Nicaragua was expecting or was prepared for the sociopolitical crisis that began after protesters...
International Health Partner’s Pro-active Partnering Meets Cancer and Heart Needs in Gaza
In Al Shifa hospital, Gaza, outpatient pharmacist Susan Sarhan sees about 200 patients with cancer pass through each day to pick up essential medicines. Often, the medicines they need are not available. “Our list of medicines in short supply has grown dramatically,” says Susan. “Shortages are a serious...