11 articles in this issue
H Elliott Larson
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Christoffer H Grundmann
Few people only will know that as early as the second century AD, Christ was called a physician. Not being scriptural, this nomenclature originally reflected the looming rivalry with the pagan Asclepius cult very popular in Hellenistic times. ... see more
Jason Paltzer
Objective: The objective of this qualitative pilot study was to identify opportunities and challenges Christian public health training programs experience when it comes to equipping public health students to work within Christian health mission organizati... see more
Eric McLaughlin, Alyssa Pfister
In addition to medical ethical issues faced in every context globally, many African contexts have the challenge of additional ethical scenarios particular to African culture, resource limitation, and more varied levels of professional expertise. In ... see more
Kate Thomas, James Smith, J Dwight Phillips, Shari Falkenheimer
Ethical issues frequently arise during the practice of clinical medicine and when providing medical education. These issues become particularly challenging when practicing and teaching medicine cross-culturally. In this case study, a structure... see more
Rebecca Houweling, Barbara Astle
Global health inequities, natural disasters, and mass migration of refugees have led to an increase in volunteer humanitarian responses worldwide. While well intentioned for doing good, there is an increasing awareness of the importance for improved... see more
Laura M Montgomery
Book review
Robert Bradley Mitchell
Pacific Island communities are among the most disaster prone on earth. The churches in these communities have a pervasive social role and a wide geographic footprint, and it therefore makes good sense to engage them in better preparing their communities f... see more
Martha Christine Carlough
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Sarah Larkin
A collective reflection of the spirit of the 7th Triennial Micah Global Cosultation captured in poetry
Indira Kurapati, Daniel W O'Neill
Conference report on the 16th World Congress Meeting in Hyderabad, India