Global Health News & Stories
April 23, 2021
Still thanking God for Imagine No Malaria
The Imagine No Malaria program partners with United Methodist health ministries in some of the most affected and least resourced populations on earth to stop this parasitic disease from claiming more human life.
March 26, 2021
Exploring faithful service in a “new mission age”
In his semi-annual report to Global Ministries’ board of directors, general secretary Roland Fernandes outlined mission challenges and opportunities facing the global church.
March 23, 2021
“With his stripes, we are healed”
A devotion for Good Friday by Jean Claude Masuka Maleka and Francine Ilunga Mpanga Mufuk
March 18, 2021
Water and sanitation for all
UMCOR and Global Health strive to connect more communities with access to clean water and healthy sanitation facilities around the world.
February 16, 2021
A cornerstone of healthy communities: the clinic
In Liberia, a United Methodist primary health-care clinic provides a life-saving diagnosis and medication that other health facilities missed.
January 20, 2021
One in a million
The United Methodist Abundant Health Initiative reaches and exceeds its 1 million children goal…and keeps going.
January 15, 2021
Feeding the 5,000 (weekly) in New York
A few grants and strong connections opened UMC food pantries and kitchens in key underserved areas of New York during the pandemic.
January 8, 2021
Missionaries cope with coronavirus challenges
Serving in South Africa, St. Lucia, Congo, Colombia and Cambodia, five global missionaries share how they continue to engage in mission during the pandemic.
December 1, 2020
Commemorate World AIDS Day with Global Health
Express solidarity on World AIDS Day by supporting United Methodist ministries that reach high school students with information about what HIV is and how to prevent AIDS from spreading in their communities.
November 23, 2020
Church celebrates end of measles, Ebola outbreaks in Congo
The work to end an Ebola outbreak and a measles pandemic, plus efforts to battle COVID-19, were aided by assistance from Global Ministries' Global Health unit.
November 15, 2020
For UMCOR, 2020 is one long emergency
In a year when one disaster seemed to follow another, the United Methodist Committee on Relief’s longtime investment into the training and support of church members who respond — both in the U.S. and globally — is paying off.
November 13, 2020
Global Health initiative exceeds goal of reaching 1 million children
Abundant Health, The United Methodist Church’s global health initiative, has achieved and exceeded its 2020 goal by reaching 1,075,732 million children with lifesaving interventions.