Desperate for organs
‘What can a man give in return for his life?’ asks Jesus rhetorically of his disciples and the crowds…
An appreciation of Sir Eldryd Parry 1931-2022
Sir Eldryd Hugh Owen Parry KCMG OBE, a CMF member, died aged 91 on 13 November 2022. I wanted to write…
Conscientious objection ‘may become indefensible’ according to new WHO guidance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its Abortion Care Guidance recently, ostensibly ‘in…
Watch & pray for Russia and Ukraine
[This blog was written twelve days before Russia invaded Ukraine - at this moment the war is escalating…
COVAX – Its opportunities and challenges
Early in the pandemic (24 April 2020), long before any manufacturer had a vaccine ready for sale, long…
Can we vaccinate our way out of the pandemic?
Here in the UK, we have been feeling pretty good about ourselves recently, with (at the time of writing)…
Integral mission through palliative care in Nepal
When the first mission workers arrived in Nepal in 1954, Leprosy was endemic and caused much suffering…
Organ Trafficking in a Time of COVID
Organ Trafficking in Egypt: ‘They locked me in and took my kidney’.
Indonesian woman shocked to…
Jany Haddad – surgeon, pastor, leader, mentor and family man
Jany Haddad (born Teheran, Iran, 13 March 1954, died Aleppo, Syria, 14 August 2020)
‘Doctor, we plead…
COVID-19 exposing global health inequalities
Last week, I looked at how COVID-19 was disproportionately affecting people of colour in the UK, and…