(AGENPARL) – ven 15 settembre 2023 L’Università Statale di Milano affronta il tema della salute globale in un convegno interdisciplinare: saranno presentati l’innovativo progetto in eSwatini per una modalità di screening meno invasiva per HPV e cancro della cervice uterina, il progetto didattico “Global Health Essentials” che raccoglie i contributi sul tema di 150 autori…
Read MoreThe value of partnership on mission
Two years ago, two research groups at the University of Milan led by Prof. Elisabetta Tanzi and Prof. Mario Raviglione began preparing for a collaborative research project with the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Cabrini Ministries eSwatini. The concept was to trial a non-invasive screening method to encourage women to…
Read MoreA Heritage Rooted in God’s love
We began the year in great anticipation of our first meeting of the year, which was scheduled to be held in Italy, in person. As our membership spans Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, our virtual meetings are usually very early in the morning for some and very late at night for others. Cultural, professional…
Read MoreIHC – Being the hands and feet of Jesus
The pandemic has dominated our lives again for another year. Wearing face masks, frequent hand-washing, physical distancing and limiting social interaction have protected populations and health care systems. Although these restrictions have helped keep health workers safe, they have also made the role more complex. How do you communicate effectively from behind a face mask?…
Read MoreHealth care during Covid-19
The pandemic has dominated our lives again for another year. Wearing face masks, frequent hand-washing, physical distancing and limiting social interaction have protected populations and health care systems. Although these restrictions have helped keep health workers safe, they have also made the role more complex. How do you communicate effectively from behind a face mask?…
Read MoreHealthy roots for healthy branches and leaves
A friend has recently completed her PhD on the expression of charism in a lay-led Jesuit social services organisation. She used the image of a tree, where the health of the roots directly affects the health of the branches and leaves, to illustrate how the understanding and expression of charism impacts the experience of the organisation,…
Read MoreThe International Health Commission: responding in compassion to the emerging needs
The quote “you don’t know what you have till it’s gone” is playing on my mind as I write this piece. I have recently left Cabrini Health in Australia where I had worked for more than 30 years and I now work in a secular healthcare environment. My new workplace functions as part of the…
Read MoreBuilding a Fairer, Healthier World: A Cabrinian Perspective
Equity and Equality, Why Our Health Ministry is Important in the World Today It is an unacceptable fact that some people in our world are able to live healthier lives and have better access to health services than others due entirely to the conditions in which they are born, grow, live, work and age. In…
Read MoreAn Update on the Cabrini International Health Commission
The Cabrini International Health Commission (IHC) was established by Sr Barbara Staley in late 2017. Its purpose is to support Cabrini Health missions in Australia, Argentina, Eswatini, Ethiopia and Guatemala by establishing standards for mission governance, reviewing mission performance against these standards, and working with local leadership to identify opportunities for growth and improvement. Since its establishment the…
Read More“The essence of love”, my first visit in Guatemala
It was my first visit to Guatemala, a reality I only knew thanks to some reading of history, economy and society of the Country I made while preparing for the task I was to undertake for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mother Cabrini’s Sisters. The rainbow of colors visible in every…
Read MoreRemembering our Shared Mission in the Face of COVID-19. A special message from IHC
When the International Health Commission last met in late March 2020, Italy had overtaken China with the highest number of deaths from the virus, New York was bracing for a rapid increase in cases, Australia looked to be following a similar trend with a time lag of a few weeks, the clinic in Argentina had closed…
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