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In both the past and present, and in virtually every world region, widely varied religious actors play crucial roles in health care. Faith institutions and groups run clinics, hospitals, and facilities that support families, orphans, handicapped people, the mentally ill, and older people. Religious beliefs and teachings can also promote healthy behaviors.

Programs and Projects

Faith and International Family Planning

Faith and International Family Planning

The birth of a baby can be life’s most exciting miracle; the death of a mother or child, a chilling tragedy. Ensuring that families have access to reproductive health information and services and can achieve the healthy timing and spacing of…
Global Health and Faith

Global Health and Faith

In both the past and present, and in virtually every world region, widely varied religious actors play crucial roles in health care. Faith institutions and groups run clinics, hospitals, and facilities that support families, orphans, handicapped…

Events

Publications

Book December 1, 2023

Religious Argumentation for the Promotion of Adolescent and Youth Health

The Religious Argumentation for the Promotion of Adolescent and Youth Health was created in partnership between the le Cadre des Religieux pour la Santé et le Développement (CRSD) in Senegal and the Department of Mother and Child Health (DSME) within the Ministry of Health. This argumentation was created by religious leaders committed to the promotion of maternal and child health, complementing…

Blog Posts

Mother with child in Bangladesh

June 11, 2020

Milk Banks for Premature Babies: Religious Debates in Bangladesh

Sarah Thompson reflects on the current religious debates surrounding the implementation of a human milk bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thompson considers potential ways to offer more inclusive milk-sharing practices in Muslim-majority communities and elsewhere.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Faith-linked Healthcare Providers

May 30, 2017

Antimicrobial Resistance and Faith-linked Healthcare Providers

Antimicrobial resistance is a major global risk. Berkley Forum contributors consider cooperative efforts between secular health organizations and facilities run by faith-linked organizations, as well as areas for improved on-the-ground communication and training.

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