Category - health

US church urged to put justice in healthcare before charity

agency reporter — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:21:10 +0000

The United Methodist Church has been urged to think less about charity and more about social justice by becoming a partner in establishing free health clinics across the United States.

Tearfund recruits leading US church figure in HIV-AIDS struggle

staff writers — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:46:21 +0000

Kay Warren, Executive Director of the HIV initiative at Saddleback Church, California, USA, is adding her support to a Tearfund programme raising the awareness of HIV-AIDS with UK churches. She says the church has a key role to play.

Churches push against Bush on bipartisan kids' health programme

staff writers — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:22:25 +0100

The health of children should be a bipartisan concern, says the US United Church of Christ's general minister and president, calling politicians to override of a presidential veto against an expansion of a crucial children's health insurance programme.

Shock at archbishop’s condom poisoning allegation

staff writers — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:56:36 +0100

Anti-AIDS activists, including those working with church-backed groups, have expressed amazement at outrage about claims made by the head of the Catholic Church in Mozambique that some European-made condoms are infected with HIV deliberately.

Churches propping up 'cracked and breaking' US national health care system

staff writers — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:49:23 +0100

Churches are stepping in to a 'national health care system cracked and breaking' to care for many of the 47 million Americans who have no health insurance.

Asian churches take up generic drugs campaign

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 20 May 2007 10:24:44 +0100

Senior Asian Christian leaders ae backing moves by Thailand to enforce the compulsory licensing of patented AIDS drugs in order to lower their cost by allowing the production or purchase of generic versions.

Religion can play a positive role in HIV-AIDS struggle, says report

staff writers — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:04:34 +0100

In communities with high religious observance spiritual beliefs can play a positive role in deeloping strategies to combat HIV/AIDS, claims a UNICEF-backed study in Guyana.

Caritas remains concerned about health crisis in Palestine

staff writers — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:00:49 +0000

As tension and violence continues to escalate in Gaza, Caritas Jerusalem, the Catholic aid agency, continues to be alarmed at the ongoing deterioration of the health situation in the Palestinian Territories - and involved in practical work to redress the situation.