As leaders from around the country and the world gather for the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, we will rejoice, reflect and put prayer to action.
We will rejoice because our nation is helping achieve remarkably good news.
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The Global Syndemic refers to obesity, undernutrition, and climate change, which severely threaten human health in different ways but are all interrelated.
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The United States Congress passed a bill to reauthorize PEPFAR and its mandate will be extended through 2023 when President Donald Trump signs the legislation into law, which is expected to happen soon.
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“This isn’t just an issue of poverty or global food supply. Famine and acute malnutrition today is a political problem as much as a health problem and that’s why it’s so prevalent in conflict settings.”
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Hear Jon Middendorf share good news of the historic momentum of global health and extreme poverty accomplished during our lifetime so far. This is preaching good news about the world’s poorest.
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There’s some potentially great news about food — especially for people who have very little to eat. It’s a new strategy that could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of hungry children every year.
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Imagine all the people in New York City. And Los Angeles and Chicago. Plus London and Paris. And Berlin. That's how many people are alive today because of four global health funds you've probably never heard of.
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Today, UNICEF released its 2019 Humanitarian Action for Children report. The report highlights key results from 2018 and sets critical goals to save and protect vulnerable children in 2019.
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Nashville, TN
Founder Jenny Eaton Dyer, Ph.D., has launched a new firm, The 2030 Collaborative, to provide consulting and outreach services for clients in the non-profit and private sectors for more strategic awareness, education, and activism, particularly for global health and development issues.
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by David Smith, MD - Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Tuberculosis previously affected scores of our Arkansas families, but because of excellent treatments, few of us have had recent firsthand experiences.
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by Jeremy Everett - Waco Tribune
I founded the Texas Hunger Initiative at Baylor University almost 10 years ago. My work has taken me from colonias in South Texas to the United States Capitol. At each stop, I’ve seen the effects of hunger and poverty, but I’ve also met people dedicated to bringing them to an end.
Recently, my work took me to Guatemala. On that trip, while sitting in a mud hut holding a baby and listening to a mother…
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by Durwood Snead - Marietta Daily Journal
I spend 25 percent of every year traveling to low-income nations where I talk to scores of people about their lives, hopes and dreams. Wherever I go, I find we have more in common than we have different. We all want our children to thrive, have enough to eat, go to school, get a good education and have access to necessary medical care. These are examples of obstacles those living in extreme poverty face daily.
There is good news. Generous churches and our generous nation are helping dramatically.
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by Jenny Eaton Dyer, PhD - Acts of Faith: Washington Post
Today, we celebrate International Women’s Day. To achieve parity and inclusivity for millions of women worldwide, the first step is contraception, which are not only lifesaving mechanisms in the developing world, but a key to flourishing.
For this International Women’s Day, we, as Christian leaders — pastors and activists, authors and artists — ask you to stand with the 220 million women who say they want life abundantly, with…
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by Jenny Eaton Dyer, PhD - Relevant
In March, President Trump issued a budget that recommended a 32 percent cut to foreign assistance. Faith-based organizations across the nation fought back and notable leaders in the nonprofit world—including those from Hope Through Healing Hands, the organization I work for—wrote and signed letters to Congress. They argued against cuts to a program that provides health care, food, emergency relief, clean water and education to the most vulnerable populations on the planet.
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