13 articles in this issue
H Elliott Larson
Editorial
David Stevens
Drawing from his experience as a cross-cultural health worker in Africa and his roll in training others for similar missionary service, the author discusses common sources of conflict at a local level inside a larger pressure chamber of political differen... see more
Robert Chad Swanson, Brian J Thacker
A strong tradition of short-term health missions (STHMs) exists around the world. STHMs have positive and negative effects on local health systems, and these consequences are often unanticipated and unintended. Conceptualizing local health sys... see more
Sangeeta Nair, Lois Joy Armstrong, Philip Finny
Suicide attempts in North India are generally underreported but have been considered to be rising. Over the last five years the number of admissions to our Hospital due to attempted suicide, had risen from 82 in 2007 to 419 in 2011. 157 suicide attem... see more
Gnanaraj Jesudian
Many doctors are willing to spend part of the holidays helping mission hospitals. Some of them are senior doctors who can contribute a lot to the mission hospitals. We describe how we were able to use their time effectively. We also list the difficu... see more
Raymond Downing
Medical missionaries have always been a part of global health. One of their greatest potential assets as global health workers was that they carried with them a spiritual world view that coincided with that of the people they had come to, especially in Af... see more
Jose Miguel De Angulo, Luz Stella Losada
The application of systems theory and the study of complexity to medicine and human health allows for a more comprehensive understanding and a more holistic view of what it means to be human. Such application overcomes the limitations of the traditi... see more
Maha Asham
In January, 2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) offensive on Iraq gave Christians, and other minorities a zero-sum ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay tax when ISIL ceased their assets, or get killed. Consequent massive waves of exudes displaced... see more
K. Sarah Nageshwari
Despite years of surrounding civil unrest and militant opposition, a maternity hospital in Anantnag, Kashmir, India has persevered in both faithful service and in living faith amid cultural, religious, and civil conflict. The author recalls her own s... see more
Elvira G Beracochea
The MDGs have pointed out the large unfinished agenda of improving child health services. This short communication shows simple ways to expand and improve child health programs by improving prevention, education and early detection. The article presents a... see more
Ronald Halbrooks
This interesting book is an up to date writing of current thoughts, trends and ideas in the broader issues the title suggests of health, healing and the church’s mission and also the biblical and moral perspectives related to these words, themes and ideas... see more
Nicollette Maunganidze
Faithful is Successful (Grills et al, 2014), a collection of memoirs penned by individuals from a designated demographic: “successful Christian professionals,” explores the topic of success from the Christian worldview. This work leverages, most spe... see more
Daniel O'Neill
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