Global Health News & Stories

Clean water flows in rural Côte d’Ivoire communities
No longer having to source water from contaminated rivers, streams and wells, four villages draw clean potable water through newly built water towers with pump and wash stations.
Clean water flows in rural Côte d’Ivoire communities
No longer having to source water from contaminated rivers, streams and wells, four villages draw clean potable water through newly built water towers with pump and wash stations.
Stopping the spread of cholera in North Katanga
Global Health partners with the North Katanga UMC for a cholera campaign that provides more treatment options and prevention measures, but also aims to change the understanding of entire communities about water safety and sanitation to stop the disease in its tracks.
World breast-feeding week – small steps for success 
Having a breastfeeding support system through local community-based health care providers supported by Global Ministries can make all the difference for young mothers trying to nourish their babies.
Health center in Central Congo is revived
A health center attacked and looted in Central Congo makes a comeback after several years of intensive work on facilities, equipment, pharmacy supplies and training for personnel by the Central Congo Health Board, supported by Global Ministries’ Global Health team.
Reducing malaria by increasing community awareness
The East Angola United Methodist Health Board is on track to reduce malaria by 20% in nine communities in Malanje province in 2022. One secret of their success – teams of youth volunteers visit house-to-house to offer malaria prevention strategies.
Can a water tower be a thing of beauty?
To commemorate World Water Day, Global Ministries celebrates with United Methodists in Côte d’Ivoire, who built four water towers with pump and wash stations, bringing clean potable water to rural areas.
Global Ministries to lead update on UNICEF’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort
“Love Beyond Borders” webinar slated for Feb.17, 2022
Making vaccines available for all
Hear from Kathleen Griffith of Global Ministries’ Global Health program and Dr. David Boan of First UMC of Boise, Idaho, on the equitable vaccine distribution campaign, Love Beyond Borders.
Global Ministries/UMCOR response to COVID-19 pandemic
General Secretary Roland Fernandes outlines the United Methodist mission agency's globally inclusive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to "do no harm" and alleviate human suffering.
Human Relations Day grant provides equity for Glenville residents
Cory United Methodist Church in Glenville, Cleveland, Ohio, offers a ministry of financial education, restoring a tradition from the 1950s.
Church helps nurse children back to health in Congo
Through Global Ministries' commitment to support maternal, newborn and child health, more than 1,000 malnourished children are recovering in the Democratic Republic of Congo.