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...
Health Care
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...
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...
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...
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: 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...
