by annaread | May 29, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
By thorough integration of values and mission, Daughters of Charity organized a successful, multi-disciplinary response to change the future of a young woman with a rare and devastating syndrome. Early in March, Hoa Tran, 20, endured eleven hours of surgery, inching...
by John Freund, CM | May 21, 2008 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Carol Keehan, DC, President of the Catholic Health Association, spoke on “Health Care and the 2008 Presidential Elections: Whose Voice is not at the Table?” at the 24th annual week-long workshop for Catholic Healthcare Administrators sponsored by St....
by sjs | May 12, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The reality for those without health insurance is, “You just wait until there’s a crisis that happens and deal with it then.” No dentist until the teeth are rotting, Super Glue instead of stiches, an emergency room visit when pain gets too bad....
by annaread | May 11, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The Daughters of Charity have opened a Drug Resource Enhancement against Aids and Malnutrition (DREAM) center in Kenya. It offers state of the art services to manage HIV and malnutrition. The Daily Nation’s article features the story of Nduku, a 35 year old...
by sjs | May 8, 2008 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Global child mortality equates to the 2004 Asian tsunami striking every 40 days and killing only children – nearly all of them among the poorest of our world’s 6.5 billion people,” writes Bill Frist in the forward to Save the Children’s 2008...
