Global Health News & Stories
July 5, 2019
UMCOR supports the “Heal It” Project for Native American youth
An UMCOR partnership with Dream Warriors, a collective of Indigenous North American artists, reaches Native American youth with hope and compassion in the face of rising suicide rates across the country.
July 4, 2019
UMCOR supports an Alaskan Yu’pik community move with WASH projects
It takes a village, and a whole lot of partners, to move a village. An UMCOR grant provides WASH resources to help Newtok’s Yu’pik residents move to higher ground in Alaska.
May 30, 2019
Global mission grants rehabilitate health facilities worldwide
Since 2017, more than $8 million has been given and 46 facilities have been renovated, increasing the standard of care in rural communities.
May 29, 2019
Through training in the Philippines, Africans enhance C-section skills
United Methodist-related Mary Johnston Hospital staff share expertise with doctors, nurses from Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe.
April 29, 2019
Global Health unit Staff change
United Methodist Global Ministries has named Dr. Graciela Salvador-Davila as interim director of Global Health programs following the recent departure of Dr. Olusimbo Ige.