Partnering for Health

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Partnering for Health Wholeness
Presbyterian Church (USA)
International Health Ministries
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PCUSA International Health Ministries Mission
Statement Grounded in the hope of Jesus Christ,
International Health Ministries works with
partners around the world to bring health,
healing and wholeness to their communities.

• Objectives of International Health Ministries
• Strengthen the capacity of overseas partner
  churches and organizations to develop programs
  that build and support healthy communities.
• Advise and facilitate PCUSA congregations and
  presbyteries, validated mission support groups
  and Presbyterian Women in ministries of health
  and wholeness overseas.
• Provide programmatic support to PCUSA mission
  personnel working with health and development
  activities.

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Through PCUSA partners, International Health
Ministries supports 112 institutions and 38
missionary personnel in 32 countries.
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• Partnership Example
• Networkers Malaria Prevention Program Malawi
• Congregation-based malaria prevention
  activities are developed with and supported
  for partner churches.
• malaria prevention education programs
• sale of mosquito nets
• distribution of SP
• Christian witness
• Activities are implemented by trained
  volunteers from partner church Womens Guilds
• Activities in Africa are funded through the
  supporting partnership of U.S. Presbyterian
  Women.

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• In Northern Malawi
• 26 congregations engaged in malaria prevention
  activities
• 260 volunteers from congregations Womens
  Guilds trained to implement activities.
• Distribution of mosquito nets targets children
  lt5 and pregnant women
• 19,956 nets distributed during 18-month period
  (Oct 05 March 07
• 85 of nets were dipped during Re-Treatment
  Campaign

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Project Results
Knowledge of ITNs as best way to prevent malaria
increased from 16 to 60.
Ownership of nets increased from 43 to 78.
Use of nets by children lt5 increased from 39 to
93.
Women receiving SP twice during pregnancy
increased from 57 to 68.
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Presbyterian Women Partners in Malaria
Prevention

• Annual NetWorkers Mothers Day Project,
  facilitated in U.S. congregations by Presbyterian
  Women, raises support for overseas malaria
  prevention activities.
• Since 2001, Presbyterians have sent over
  130,000 NetWorkers Mothers Day cards.
• Donations from NetWorkers Mothers Day Project
  provide 70 of funding for malaria prevention
  activities in Africa.

Presbyterian Women sewed over 10,000 mosquito
nets from kits, to raise awareness of malaria
prevention in their congregations.
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• Challenges
• Accessing consistent supply of nets for
  Womens Guild volunteers.
• Keeping Womens Guild volunteers trained and
  motivated.
• Developing income generating activities to
  strengthen sustainability.
• Preventing donor fatigue among U.S.
  Presbyterians.

Future

• PCUSA International Health Ministries will remain
  open to opportunities to partner with other
  agencies in activities that
• Are appropriate for our existing partners
• Address the underlying causes of disease
• Are designed for long-term sustainability
• Faithfully and intentionally work to build
• the Kingdom of God

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