Bed repairs and C-sections
Even in the absence of the emergency, doing a cesarean section on a patient who has 3 previous lower uterine scars makes me nervous. Read More The post Bed repairs and C-sections appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Church and Global Access to Health Care
Christian Mission hospitals and health programs account for about 50% of all healthcare delivered in Sub-Saharan Africa (Olivier, et al., 2015). That figure is probably closer to 70% of the truly...
View ArticleTrail Blazing
I'm so glad I don't have to "figure it all out", because God already has. Read More The post Trail Blazing appeared first on Christian Health Service Corps.
View ArticleFacilitating Empowerment of Local Healthcare Systems
One point I have tried to make over the years is that global health programs will build confidence in the local health workers, or they will diminish it. The amount of direction and ownership that the...
View ArticleFighting Ebola in Eastern Congo
Many of you have probably heard that eastern Congo is experiencing an Ebola epidemic, the country’s 10th epidemic. The declaration came only days after the previous one ended in western Congo. The...
View ArticleOxygen Flow
We recently have been able to start using an oxygen concentrator machine (the size of small car) to provide some oxygen to our patients... Read More The post Oxygen Flow appeared first on Christian...
View ArticleUsing the Surgical Safety Checklist to Save Lives
The Alliance for Patient Safety estimates there are 7 million disabling surgical complications and 1 million surgical-related deaths worldwide each year. They identify three primary problems with...
View ArticleA Camp Called Shalom!
These young girls have a loving comfort level around people with disabilities. Read More The post A Camp Called Shalom! appeared first on Christian Health Service Corps.
View ArticleINSTRUCT, EDUCATE, PREPARE
Learning to be a doctor and clinican in Kenya is a bit different than in the USA, but the fundamentals of human character are not. Read More The post INSTRUCT, EDUCATE, PREPARE appeared first on...
View ArticleSUMMER WRAPS UP
The final weeks of summer were a bit of a whirlwind and we have now bid farewell to summer with it’s long, warm days and have definitely moved into fall. Foggy, cool mornings await us, yellow leaves...
View ArticleHAIR FAIRIES
HAIR FAIRIES I have discovered my super power. I wasn’t born with it, but it gradually manifested itself in my young adulthood, and is now full-fledged and powerful. I really didn’t know what I had,...
View ArticleLife and Death Decisions
I have the amazing God-given privilege of working with some of the most amazing doctors in the world who have left their families and homes behind to follow God's calling to care for the physically and...
View ArticleWAIT
From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. -Is.64.4 The Lord is my light . . . wait for the Lord; be strong, and let...
View ArticleFEEDBACK
What follows are comments from students collected during our week-long Community Health Engagement (the public health model of Community Health Evangelism) at the university. Dayo Obaweya, CHE...
View ArticleLOOK AND LISTEN
Last Saturday morning after the university training finished on Friday, Verlin, Dayo, and three Ivorian CHE association trainers accompanied Professor Luc and most of his university team to Kodiokro. A...
View ArticlePediatric Victories
It is such a blessing to see kids recover their strength and ability of play, gain weight, and for some to walk again. Read More The post Pediatric Victories appeared first on Christian Health Service...
View ArticleMy First Blog…
Here’s the thing, I’ve said before I would never blog because I don’t feel like I have much to say to the world that is not already known. I often prefer to listen to those around me and hear what they...
View ArticleChildhood Malnutrition: Community-Based Care and Support – Part 1
There is no greater challenge to child survival in the developing world than malnutrition. Managing malnutrition is outside the realm of normal practice for healthcare professionals trained in western...
View ArticleDOC, CAN YOU HELP …..
“Doc, can you help our son, Philip?” While I was standing at the bedside, one of Philip’s caregivers had asked me this question. Read More The post DOC, CAN YOU HELP ….. appeared first on Christian...
View ArticleASSURANCE
we have experienced the blind receiving sight, skin diseases being cleansed, the lame walking, and through it all, the good news proclaimed to the poor Read More The post ASSURANCE appeared first on...
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