German bishop: Pastoral ministers must get training about dementia
By CNS – Dealing with dementia should be an integral part of the training and further education of pastoral ministers, said Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, deputy president of...
Category: Health Care
Archbishop Buti Tlhagale: Access to Health, Education for Refugees is Vital
Governments must promote and support access to health services for refugees, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg has said, “because we believe the right to health care derives...
Put Health before Profits by Making Vaccine More Available
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis called for a global fight against the virus of “closed nationalism” and lack of concern for the poor by supporting “the...
Pope Francis, Jane Goodall speak on ‘what it means to be human’ at Vatican health conference
Pope Francis and Jane Goodall both offered perspectives on “what it means to be human” on the final day of an online Vatican health conference. In a...
Vatican: Lack of Clean Water Puts Billions at Risk
By Carol Glatz – More investment and action are needed to ensure people have access to clean and safe water for drinking and sanitation, said the Dicastery...
Pope: Lack Of Money Shouldn’t Impede Health Care
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis said that when it comes to treating patients, especially women, doctors and medical institutions should place their care above financial...
Parishes to get Free Health Screenings in Pilot Project
THE Catholic Health Care Association of Southern Africa (CATHCA) is offering free medical screenings at five parishes in a pilot project. The checks, over the next two months, will be for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and high blood pressure, and also conditions such as cataracts, among others.
Most Important and Costliest Medicine? Love, Pope tells Patients
The kind of health care most at risk of being neglected for those who are ill or hospitalised is love, Pope Francis told paediatric patients. A hospital...
Pope: Health Care is Not a Business – Human Life is at Stake
A nation’s health care system cannot be run simply as a business because human lives are at stake, Pope Francis said. “If there is a sector in...
