Packed and Ready to Go: a short film on CHWs

A partnership between Feed Health and the Millennium Villages Project means that Community Health Workers (CHWs) can provide testing, treatment and consultation to the most vulnerable population - many of whom would not be able to access healthcare otherwise.

Read more: Packed and Ready to Go: a short film on CHWs

Faith Matters - the contribution of faith to health and healthcare in the post 2015 agenda

The Christian Medical Fellowship wrote a thoughtful submission to The World We Want-2015 civil society consultation, looking ahead to the post-2015 development agenda, and specifically focussing on the role that Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) can and will continue to play in healthcare provision. In their submission, they focus on two key topics:

1. The important link between faith and health to individuals and communities; the influence of faith cannot be ignored in the quest to improve the health of the world's population.

2. The essential role of faith-based organisations in healthcare provision.

The full submission can be read on their website, here.

Safar Magazine Spring 2013: Community Leadership

The latest edition of Safar news from the EHA has a special focus on Community Leadership, including an article from one of our Cluster members in Uttarakhand, India - Mr. Robert Kumar. As he puts it, "There is room in this world for more community leaders. The model of one leader on top and all the others on the bottom does not work." He goes on to talk about characteristics and principles of community leadership development. The magazine also features a selection of encouraging examples and interviews with community leaders. Click on the link to download.

 Safar Magazine Spring 2013: Community Leadership (1.25 MB)