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Are you confused about all of the acronymns involving Mennonites and health? Do you wonder why you should care about any of them? Here’s a handy guide for healthcare professionals as they sort out the similarities and differences between MHF, MHS, MHA, and MCA.
Hanging on for Dear Life
Hanging on for Dear Life Murray Nickel from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 - November 2013 While waiting for the plane in Kikwit to take me off to Kinshasa, my friend Dr. Emery Bewa mused, "You know, I feel like I'm in a boat in a lake of drowning people. ...
Reflections on SET in Zambia
Reflections on SET in Zambia: Student Elective Term Report John Stoeckle, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 - November 2013 It had been six years since I had been outside of the United States. Now I was bumping along in Zambia on the six-hour bus ride...
Personal Choices in Community Context
Personal Choices in Community Context Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 - November 2013 In the last issue of Mennonite Health Journal, I reflected on the choices that we as a society make as we attempt to resolve the moral dilemmas that are...
Identity and Privacy
Identity and Privacy: Healthcare Automation Essentials Barry Hieb, MD from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 - November 2013 Introduction Each of us takes our identity for granted. Virtually every minute of our waking life we are aware of who we are and what...
Reclaiming Moral Probity
Reclaiming Moral Probity: An Essential and Foundational Part of Being a Physician Peter Carney, M.D., F.A.A.NS from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 - November 2013 “Medicine is a sensitive societal moral weathervane. When its beneficence is blurred it is time...
MHJ – November 2013
This issue of Mennonite Health Journal Paul D. Leichty from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4 - November 2013 The lead article in this issue picks up on the “Moral Dilemmas in Healthcare” theme of the 2013 Mennonite Healthcare Fellowship Annual Gathering held...
Continuing Action on Global AIDS Pandemic
The MHF Board at its October 1, 2013 meeting, voted to sign a letter of support for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Stewardship and Oversight Act of 2013 which is working its way through Congress. PEPFAR has been a...
What does MHF actually do?
I’m glad you asked! I get variations of that question asked of me quite frequently. Here is the short version of what MHF actually did this past year. MHF can only function as members contribute their time, talents, dues, and donations. With our new web-based membership system, past members, current members, and prospective members can become “New Members” by selecting the blue button on the Members page and paying dues and contributions online.
Mungindu: A poor but thriving community in Congo
Mungindu: A poor but thriving community in Congo Murray Nickel from Mennonite Health Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3 - August 2013 We all know that that the Congolese lack a lot of things--adequate healthcare, effective education, a promising economy, sufficient...
