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In this paper the Major role of the Church in primary health care in Papua New Guinea is examined as well as the benefits of strengthening partnerships with government organisations. Papua New Guinea now has a new framework in place that has been implemented to enhance and strengthen these relationships through the National Health Plan 2011-2020.
Produced by the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne. This series aims to develop effective policy making based on real evidence in the field of Health finance and systems.
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Written by CIFA and GivingWorks Inc.
A report from a major interfaith meeting held in Washington in November 2010. This report looks at the faith based initiative within the health and development setting addressing how faith based organisation can have even greater engagement and impact. This report deals with some important and relevant issues.
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Written by Samuel Loewenberg
Samuel Loewenberg discusses the new attention missionaries are receiving in their role in delivering health care in Africa. He uses the example of American doctor Mark Guilzon and his family who moved to Tanzania, showing such missionaries aim to spread the gospel by example, along side setting up community health clinics.
Read more: Medical missionaries deliver faith and health care in Africa
An encouraging figure highlights that 82% of Sub-Saharan African's trust religious institutions most.
"Faith organisations have a unique reach because they represent, and are respected by, their faith community, giving extra credibility with local religious communities on the ground which can facilitate their work." So said former UK prime minister Tony Blair at the launch of the Tony Blair Foundation Faith and Development Seminars, endorsing a new report that explores how faith-based organisations can work more effectively across the religious divide.
FAITH-BASED CHARITIES SHOULD:
- Promote awareness of the benefits of wide collaboration among faith-based charities.
- Increase the number of collaborative projects on the ground.
- Establish advisory groups with representatives from different faith communities.
- Provide multi-faith education programmes for staff in faith-based organisations.
- Establish a faith-based humanitarian aid resources network.
- Publicise examples of existing collaborative work
To read more, go to Developments Magazine, Issue 47
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