Global Health News & Stories

In Uganda, women living with HIV and AIDS receive support for themselves and their families with a little funding, encouragement and community.

The World Health Organization alert on mpox issued Aug. 14 was no surprise to UMC health facilities in East Congo. Their mpox patients have been increasing for months.

In 2020, the Abundant Health Initiative hit its goal of reaching 1 million women and children. The church’s work continued, and today, the lives of more than 5 million women and children have been positively impacted with health interventions.

The April 22 Breaking Barriers AIDS Conference in Charlotte, NC, featured worship, speakers, panels and workshops focused on helping people of faith break the stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS.

Grassroots efforts and UMC health programs treat, prevent and educate about malaria in all aspects of health work.

Programs that train women as water technicians in South Sudan and build latrines in Haiti reduce tension in communities ravaged by violence and displacement.

The East Congo United Methodist Health Board responds to a resurgence of measles with Global Health support, launching a pilot initiative for interventions.

Dreams become reality as a mission consultation is held in Nairobi, Kenya.

Funds from Human Relations Day offerings supply grants to UMC-related colleges and universities to address access to food and hygiene products on campus.

Through Global Ministries’ focus on global health, the UMC cared for more than 2,300 malnourished children, including 771 with acute malnutrition, in eastern Congo in 2023.

At the Chicuque Rural Hospital in Mozambique, a safe haven for hundreds of women and children is receiving needed upgrades and renovations.

Through net distribution, rapid testing, education campaigns and training of health care workers, thousands are protected against malaria in Sierra Leone, Burundi and Angola.