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Responding to Ebola Beth Good from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4 - November 2014 Since the recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, there has been a plethora of information on the news and social media. Some information has been accurate and helpful and...

The Burkitt’s Lymphoma Story Parallels Mennonite Work in East Africa Esther Kawira from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4 - November 2014 Early mission efforts. In 1935, two Mennonite missionary couples left Lancaster, Pennsylvania and headed for Shirati, in...

Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4 - November 2014 Paul D. Leichty, editor PDF Version: Mennonite Health Journal, Nov. 2014 This issue of Mennonite Health Journal  has a definite cross-cultural and international flavor as Mennonites look ahead to July 2015 when...

Ebola R. Michael Massanari from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4 - November 2014 [Author’s note: This manuscript was prepared as a brief synopsis of the current Ebola epidemic. Space does not permit an elaboration of current protocols for managing exposures,...

Mission Partially Accomplished MHF President’s Column by Joseph Longacher from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 - August 2014 Three years old A typical three-year-old has a number of defining characteristics: a recognizable form, an impressive number of...

President’s Column: Mennonite Chaplains Association Kenton Derstine from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 - August 2014 I have noted before in this column the shared interest and concerns that I as one with a background in chaplaincy have found among the many...

Tanzania Reflections Winona Houser, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 - August 2014 I had the privilege of spending a month on rotation at Shirati KMT (Tanzanian Mennonite Church) Hospital this past winter during my final year of medical school, made...

Being in Control Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 - August 2014 I am reminded again in the last number of weeks how much I like to be in control of my life, my work, and the various situations in which I find myself. When there are...

Stories from Philadelphia Tim Leaman, MD & Jen Leaman, MSW from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3 - August 2014 Pauline knew of Oxford Circle Mennonite Church for many years as the church down the street where she sent her girls to Bible School. Although...