14 articles in this issue
Daniel W O'Neill
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James Hospedales
Most of the major public health problems with which I have wrestled in my life – epidemics and pandemics, natural disasters, chronic noncommunicable diseases, are all symptomatic of, or related to, climate change and/or destruction of the environment. As ... see more
Rebecca Meyer, Jason Paltzer
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Jason Paltzer, Keyanna Taylor
Background: Religiosity and spirituality are recognized determinants of health, yet many faith-based organizations do not conduct or publicly disseminate research or evaluation data to inform practice. The purpose of this study was to assess the fea... see more
Emily Hirata, Michael Peach, Sharon Tobing
Large-scale health emergencies like COVID-19 oftentimes result in widespread humanitarian impacts. Due to their long-standing relationships and involvement within local communities, along with extensive networks and support from faith-affiliated instituti... see more
James Samuel Pender
There is historically a divide between health and social development practitioners versus environmentalists, with one side seen to prioritise people and the other seen to prioritize nature. However, the wellbeing of humans and that of the environmen... see more
Dr. Nyalpi Nungarai, Dr. Matthew Paul, Prof. Nathan G John, Dr. Wei-Leong Goh
Whereas some medical missionaries may already have moved away from “traditional” models of medical mission, in the experience of the authors from the Asia-Pacific region, many potential medical missionaries in the region still imagine a stereotypical gene... see more
Grace Zurielle Malolos, Joseph Christian Obnial, Rena Mallillin, Pamela Bianca Pasco, Erika Ong, Arianne Andes, Faith Ann Apat, Emma Teresa Carmela Aportadera, Rafael Valencia, Don Eliseo III Lucero-Prisno
The Philippines is the largest Christian-majority country in Asia. With church gatherings playing a vital role in the nature of Christianity in the Filipino culture, the advent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Philippines posed challe... see more
Alva Supit, Agusteivie Telew, Nancy Bawiling
Minahasa is a Christian-majority region in the Muslim-majority country of Indonesia. Most of the Minahasan people are meat consumers, with an increased consumption rate during festive seasons. Unfortunately, during these seasons, the consumpti... see more
Qais Gasibat
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Royson Dsouza, Dr. Mrudula Rao, Dr. Harshad Arvind Vanjare, Manbha Rymbai
Liver abscess continues to be a major surgical burden in low and mid-low-income countries like India. Spontaneous rupture into the anterior abdominal wall is an uncommon presentation of pyogenic liver abscess. A 53-year-old diabetic lady with a past histo... see more
Royson Dsouza, Anish Jacob, Mrudula Rao, Nandakumar Menon
The burden of breast cancer has been on the rise world over and has become the most common cancer among women in urban India and the second most common cancer in rural women after carcinoma cervix. There is a considerable delay in presentation associated ... see more
Reena George
Old Easter lilies, leaves wilting, when all around grass gleams, palms dapple, trees fruit.One morn,they were shorn, chopped, bruised, green things, burnt out.“How will they survive?” I asked the gardener. “The bread-winner leaves cannot work.”“The bulbs ... see more
I longedto give you a gift,a pearlof great price.Craftedwithin my wounds and nourishedwith body and blood, the pearl grewlovely and luminous.Tenderly wrapped in gentle huesthe lovely blues of sky and sea,it waited beneath the Christmas tree.Christmas came... see more