International Health & Development
International Health & Development (IHD), a program office of World Mission, works with church partners overseas, with mission co-workers, and with Presbyterians in the U.S. to address the underlying causes of disease, care for the sick, and alleviate conditions that perpetuate poverty. IHD helps church partners build their capacity to break the cycle of disease and poverty in their communities, by facilitating and supporting efforts that are holistic, have long-term impact, and focus on the particular needs of women and children.
International Health and Development Programs
International Health and Development focuses efforts on programs that can have long-term impact on the well-being of families, in geographic areas where the needs are the most critical. Many of the ministries supported by International Health and Development also honor historic commitments to health care institutions that were established by pioneers of Presbyterian mission.
Continue readingParticipate in Mother’s Day Project and download resources
2012 Mother’s Day Project card. Design by Carol Johnson.
Get ready now to participate in the Mother’s Day Project, the annual spring mission activity that supports the Healthy Women Healthy Families program in Africa. The Mother’s Day Project is a meaningful way to honor beloved women with specially-designed cards and donations to Healthy Women Healthy Families, providing health services for women’s and children in Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia and the Republic of South Sudan.
Participating in the Mother’s Day Project is easy. Order Mother’s Day cards and promotional materials for your congregation or Presbyterian Women’s group from PC(USA)’s International Health & Development Office. Many of the project materials are available to download here. There is no cost for cards or promotional resources. Make the cards available at your church prior to Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 13), in exchange for donations to Healthy Women Healthy Families.
Last year, gifts made through the Mother’s Day Project purchased pediatric drugs, funded a malaria prevention program, and helped to expand a health education program for women and children. Other health services supported through the Mother’s Day Project and Healthy Women Healthy Families include nutritional programs, immunizations, cervical cancer screening, fistula surgery, and prenatal and primary care.
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Healthy Women Healthy Families
Helping where it’s most needed
Healthy Women Healthy Families assists health programs of PC(USA) partner churches in four sub-Saharan countries: Malawi, the Republic of South Sudan, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In each of these nations there is extreme need, strong partner church relationships, and mission co-workers serving with our partners. The health services supported through Healthy Women Healthy Families are those that address the particular needs of women and children. Because of chronic poverty, lack of access to health services, and their role in families and communities, women are particularly vulnerable ...
IHD Strategic Plan: ‘Building Healthy Communities’
In response to the changing needs of the world and its own diminishing resources, International Health and Development has drafted a strategic plan to make its work on behalf of our partner churches both more intentional and more effective. “Building Healthy Communities“ will be the theme underlying IHD’s activities, as the office lives out its mandate to help partner churches respond to the health needs of the poorest of God’s people.
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