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May 2008
Developing Health 2008 CD-ROM now available!
The 2nd edition of the Developing Health CD-ROM has just be published. The core material in the CD is based on the annual 2 week residential Developing Health...

December 2007
Letter from Pakistan
Dr June Sampson writes to tell us of the work being done at Kunhar Christian Hospital, update of the earthquake relief and an urgent request for personnel. ...

October 2007
Developing Health Course 2008 - BOOK NOW!
Bookings are now being taken for the 2008 Developing Health Course, held once again at Oak Hill College. The dates for the course are Sunday 29th June to Friday...

September 2007
MICAH CHALLENGE EMPOWERS CHRISTIANS TO ACT AGAINST AIDS
Churches called on to take part in Micah Sunday 07 Hundreds of UK churches are expected to hold Micah Sunday 07 events this Autumn....

July 2007
Biggest Developing Health Course ever!
The Developing Health Course at Oak Hill College has been running over the last two weeks with a record number of participants - 62. They come from 15 different...

June 2007
HealthServe moves offices
On 18th June CMF and HealthServe moved from rented offices in London Waterloo to their own property near London Bridge. HealthServe's new address is ...

March 2007
“Keep your promise to the poor” - UK government challenged by British Churches
Challenge comes as 'Blow the Whistle' anti-poverty campaign launched “Keep your promise to the poor” – that was the challenge from Christian charities to the...

February 2007
WHO report says Faith-based organizations play a major role in HIV/AIDS care and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa
According to an important study released on Feb 8 by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, efforts are needed to encourage...

December 2006
ICMDA HIV Intitiave Announces Inaugural winner - Dignity and Right to Health Award.
CMF HealthServe, as a member of the HIV Initiative of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA) is proud to announce that the winner...

November 2006
World AIDS Day Resources for Churches and Christian Organisations
As World AIDS Day approaches, many Christians wonder how they can encourage their churches and organisations to get involved. The Christian HIV & AIDS Alliance...
BLOW THE WHISTLE
A major campaign calling world leaders to account on the progress in achieving the Millenium Development Goals is planned for 2007. Blow the Whistle will...

November 2006
World AIDS Day Resources for Churches and Christian Organisations
As World AIDS Day approaches, many Christians wonder how they can encourage their churches and organisations to get involved. The Christian HIV & AIDS Alliance...
BLOW THE WHISTLE
A major campaign calling world leaders to account on the progress in achieving the Millenium Development Goals is planned for 2007. Blow the Whistle will...

March 2006
New Online Journal of Medical & Healthcare Mission
The first free interdenominational multidisciplinary on-line Christian Health Ministry and Missions Journal, Crossnetwork Journal , will be published quarterly:...

January 2006
Developing Health Course 2006
The CMF Developing Health Course, for those working overseas or thinking of doing so, will be held this year between 23rd July - 4th August 2006 at Oak Hill College...

October 2005
CMF Thanks Members for Response to the Kashmir Earthquake Appeal
On 21 October CMF emailed all its members to alert them to the acute crisis in Kashmir and surrounding areas of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan following the earthquake...
CMF Sister Agency Linking Hands Highlights Needs for Medical Volunteers in Kashmiri Earthquake
The Singapore based agency, Linking Hands , is highlighting a growing number of needs for volunteers to respond to the earthquake in Kashmir earlier this month. ...
CMF appeals to its members to ‘give and go’ to help Kashmir Earthquake victims
  Christian Medical Fellowship has just launched a Kashmir Earthquake Appeal asking its 5,500 members ‘to give and to go’ to help the victims of the Kashmir...

September 2005
Exploring Medical & Enterprise Opportunities in Plateau State, Nigeria
Medic Assis International , in association with the Transformational Business Network and the Christian Medical Fellowship , invites you to join them in a...

July 2005
Healthcare Sunday 2005
Health is an issue that effects us all. At some stage in our lives every one of us will look to a health professional for help and advice. Healthcare Sunday...

May 2005
Developing Health Course 2005
The CMF Developing Health Course, for those working overseas or thinking of doing so, will be held this year between 3-15 July 2005 at Oak Hill College in North...
HealthServe Day 2005
Call to Overseas Healthcare A Day Conference looking at the practical issues of getting involved in modern healthcare and medical mission for Christian health...

January 2005
URGENT: Doctors and Nurses needed in Indonesia
Needed urgnetly in INDONESIA, ACEH - BANDA ACEH, SIGLI, MEULABOH B.Aceh, Sizili (support on-going medical camp), Meulaboh (form first team to help in new medical...
Personnel required in response to the recent Tsunami
The Church Mission Society have various medical and community health openings and psychiatrists in response to the aftermath of the recent Tsunami. There are...
Response to Indian Ocean Tsunami
As Christians we are deeply aware of the enormous pain, suffering and personal loss both of life and livelihood brought about by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26...

November 2004
Working Abroad - When is the best time to go, from a trainee's perspective?
Peter Armon answers the question in the 2004 Winter edition of CMF's graduate magazine, Triple Helix. Read it online here www.healthserve.org/pubs/a0240.htm...

October 2004
New Elective Booklets for All Healthcare Students Available On-Line
As the new academic year gets under way in the Northern Hemisphere, many healthcare students will be thinking and planning ahead to their elective programmes....
LAUNCH OF MICAH CHALLENGE UK CAMPAIGN
Make your voice heard on behalf of those who can't. Leading Christian organisations and aid/development agencies in Britain are calling on the UK government...

September 2004
New International Clinical Journals Launched
The International Community Trust for Health & Educational Services (ICTHES) has just launched two new journals aimed at those practising healthcare in resource...

August 2004
Healthcare Sunday Resource Pack Goes Live On-Line
Health is an issue that effects us all. At some stage in our lives every one of us will look to a health professional for help and advice. One of the main agencies...
Medeserve Launched
When living or working abroad, travel medical insurance will cover you for the cost of treatment or repatriation in the event of a medical emergency. However,...

July 2004
Shop at Amazon and support HealthServe
Why not try shopping online and at the same time give to HealthServe at no extra cost to yourself. Internet shopping is becoming the norm for those that have...

June 2004
Final reflections on the Medical Missionary Association by the President, James Burton OBE
The President of the MMA gives his reflections and thoughts at the last ever meeting of the MMA HealthServe Council on 1st April 2004. http://www.healthserve.org/pubs/a0231.htm...

April 2004
Developing Health CD-Published
The CD-ROM of the Developing Health Course has now been published containing the entire contents of the 2003 course ( click here for the 2004 curriculum), plus...
'Medical missions handbook' Available On-Line
The 'Medical missions handbook', a Guide for those contemplating a period of short term medical service overseas, is fully revised and updated, and is now available...

March 2004
New Edition of 'Preparing for your Medical Elective Overseas' Goes On-Line
The 2004 edition of 'Preparing for your Medical Elective Overseas' has just gone on-line at http://www.healthserve.org/ electives/preparing/ . It includes details...
Healthcare Sunday - 17 October 2004
Just another Job? Has Vocation vanished for Christian healthcare workers too? This year’s Healthcare Sunday explores the issue of vocation and recapturing that...

February 2004
Merger with Christian Medical Fellowship
In early April, 2004, MMA HealthServe will be no-more, and in its stead will be HealthServe , a ministry of Christian Medical Fellowship . A decision to merge...

January 2004
2004 Electives days
In March, CMF will be holding two day conferences for clinical students preparing for electives in developing countries. These are open to students of all disciplines....

December 2003
Healthcare Mission Forum
On November 26 2003, the third annual Healthcare Mission Forum was held at Partnership house in London on theme of 'The Future of Healthcare Mission in Sub-Saharan...

November 2003
Nurses Christian Fellowship International (NCFI) 16th Quadrennial Conference:
"Challenged to Care" 4-9 July 2004 Seoul, South Korea In July 2004, over 500 participants from around the world will gather in Seoul for The 16th...

October 2003
Developing Health Residential Refresher Course, 5 – 16 July 2004
The brochure for the 2004 Developing Health Course is now available from CMF and MMA HealthServe . More information is available at http://www.healthserve.org/resref.htm...
'Developing Mental Health: A International Journal for Mental Health Care'
'Developing Mental Health: A International Journal for Mental Health Care' is now published by the International Community Trust for Health & Educational Services...
Consultation for Christians in Medical Education across Europe
At the same time and place as the ICMDA student conference next year in Germany (Krelingen, near Hannover Sept 5-8th 2004) there will be an important consultation...
ICMDA European Conference
ICMDA 's (the International Christian Medical and Dental Association) four-yearly European conference takes place at Krelingen, just north of Hannover in Northern...

September 2003
Merger with CMF
As mentioned in the Summer edition of HealthServe magazine, we are well on the road to agreeing and organising a merger with the UK Christian Medical Fellowship...
Healthcare Sunday 2003 Resource Pack Launched
October 19 is Healthcare Sunday 2003 – a chance for the Church to remember those involved in providing health and social care through our health systems, voluntary...
Christian HIV/AIDS Alliance Launched
The Christian HIV/AIDS Alliance (CHAA) is a network of more than sixteen Christian agencies, churches and individuals from the UK praying and working together...

August 2003
Obituary: Dr Paul Wilson Brand, CBE, MB, FRCS (Eng) 1914-2003
"One day I shall experience a sickness that is unto death. I shall sense my mortal frame has no more strength to fight and that my pathway is leading into the...
Healthcare Mission Forum/Africa Forum 2003
'The Future of Healthcare Mission in Sub-Saharan Africa'
November 26 2003 Partnership House, London SE1 This will be the third annual Global Connections forum on mission and healthcare. This year, we are looking...
Dentaid Launch New Website
Dentaid is a Christian organisation that exists for the express purpose of relieving pain and suffering in the developing world through improved dentistry and oral...
HealthServe Day
On July 12 we held our first HealthServe Day’ at Oak Hill College in North London. This was in the middle weekend of the fortnight long annual Residential Refresher...
MMA HealthServe AGM
On September 25 2003, at our offices in the East End of London, we shall be holding our Annual General Meeting. At a time of change, this will be an opportunity,...

June 2003
Mission Matters
Mission Matters is an annually produced resource from Christian Vocations that lists all the mission agencies working from the UK, and the sort of opportunities...
HealthServe Forum
We have recently set up an email discussion group for people with an interest in Christian healthcare and medical mission to discuss ideas, share information, ask...
Devotional Book for Elective Students
For anyone working overseas for the first time, especially in a healthcare setting, it can be quite a shock – a new culture, a different climate and diet, a new...
HealthServe Pages
Ever wanted to know which mission agency works where, or which Bible colleges do the sort of course that relates to you as a health professional? Ever needed to...
Staff Changes
After a year with us, Nick Mott will be leaving us this summer to return to full time Christian work with his wife, Tamsyn. Nick has contributed greatly to our...
Special Update: Proposed Merger with the Christian Medical Fellowship
Last month we briefly mentioned that we were in discussions with the Christian Medical Fellowship about a possible merger next year. This has been prompted by a...

March 2003
Help Support MMA HealthServe
If you are interested in supporting the ongoing work of MMA HealthServe, there are three new ways you can help. Firstly, the new edition of our prayer letter has...
Back Issues On-Line
You are probably aware that every edition of HealthServe is also available on our website, but did you know that we also have an archive of our previous magazines...
New Year’s honour for INF Medical Missionary
Ellen Findlay has been made a ‘Member of the British Empire’ (MBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Ellen, 60, from Wishaw in Scotland, has worked for the...
MSM Centenary Celebration
Medical Service Ministries, an agency with a commitment to supporting the training of missionaries in healthcare skills, will be celebrating its centenary this...
One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary
As you will by now be aware, 2003 marks the one hundred and twenty fifth year since MMA HealthServe was founded as the Medical Missionary Association. To mark this...
Farewell to Harcourt House
At the beginning of January, Harcourt House closed its doors for the last time. After many years of running a hostel for medical students and others with an interest...

December 2002
Healthcare Mission Forum: The Future of Christian Hospitals in the Developing World
On November 27th, over sixty people gathered at Partnership House in London to discuss the issues facing the current and future role of Christian Hospitals in the...

November 2002
Fund Raising
If you are planning a clearout of your attic or spare rooms in the New Year, one way you could help support our work is to auction off any unwanted belongings through...
One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Anniversary
2003 marks the one hundred and twenty fifth year since MMA HealthServe was founded as the Medical Missionary Association. To mark this event we will be holding...
Staff Changes
Many of you will have had contact with Rachel East over the last year as she took on our fundraising and communications work from Dr James Burton. Rachel is moving...

September 2002
Residential Refresher Course
This years Refresher Course again took place in the beautiful surroundings of Oak Hill College, North London during a period of lovely weather. It was attended...
Healthcare Mission Forum - 'Is there a Future for the Mission Hospital?'
On November 27 at Partnership House, Waterloo, London, the Healthcare Mission forum will hold its third meeting. This day-long forum will be looking at the future...

June 2002
Elective Days
The four elective days held this year in Edinburgh, Leeds, and London drew together over seventy students from all disciplines who are looking at going overseas...
Prayer Needed!
Although not front line, our work is very much about supporting those working in the front line of healthcare mission. We recognise that to do this, we need prayer,...
Locums Needed
Most mission hospitals function with the bare minimum of staff, especially doctors. Consequently when a member of staff falls ill, goes on furlough or leaves it...
Staff Changes
This month it is time to say some goodbyes and hellos. Firstly, our IT manager, Hilary Steele left us in May to have her first child. Hilary joined MMA HealthServe...

March 2002
Healthcare Mission Forum
Over eighty people attended the forum in London last November. Many people have commented on the energy and excitement in the room as people discussed the major...
New Website
Our website, www.healthserve.org has been redesigned and updated. It provides links to all the opportunities and vacancies listed in this magazine, and archive...
Impact of Religious Organisations on HIV and AIDS Prevention
For some years there has been debate, and sometimes conflict between Christian and secular agencies in the West and the developing world over HIV prevention strategies....
Emmanuel Hospital Association’s 2002 Indian Deputation
EHA’s Community Health & Development Secretary, Dr Ashok Chacko will be visiting the UK on Deputation with Vinita, his wife (a nutritionist) between 15th April...
New Office Administrator
Abraham Ajayi joined us in November last year as our new Administrative Assistant. He takes on Rachel East’s role as she moves to take on the role of fundraiser...

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