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Anglican Alliance stands ready to assist after Ebola outbreak confirmed in DRC

The World Health Organisation has expressed concern after 44 Ebola virus cases were reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

18 May 2018

Anglican Churches in sub-Saharan Africa praised for anti-Malaria fight

Bishops from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and Angola have taken took part in a round-table discussion to discuss ways of curbing malaria.

08 March 2018

New municipal tax measures “threaten churches’ ministry in Jerusalem”, leaders say

Education and health ministries provided by the diocese of Jerusalem could be at risk if the Municipality goes ahead with new taxes.

15 February 2018

Church leaders cancel services in Lusaka in bid to halt cholera outbreak

Church leaders in Zambia have announced that services in parts of the capital should be cancelled to help halt the spread of cholera.

11 January 2018

Religious, community and school leaders train to tackle Burundi’s biggest killer

Four-hundred people representing the faith, community and education sectors on Burundi have been trained to combat malaria.

14 November 2017

Day of prayer and fasting called as plague sweeps Madagascar

The Mothers’ Union in the Indian Ocean is calling for a day of prayer and fasting on Friday in response to an epidemic of plague in Madagascar.

09 October 2017

Church funding ends for Gaza mobile dental clinic

A special fund established to pay for a mobile dental clinic in Gaza is being wound up – seven years beyond its original end-date.

02 June 2017

BBC's Call the Midwife drama highlights work of USPG

The Christmas special of BBC’s popular Call the Midwife drama will feature the work of the Anglican mission agency USPG.

30 November 2016

Solar suitcases bring light and life to mothers and babies in Mozambique

The overseas development arm of the Anglican Church of Canada is helping to save the lives of new-born babies in Mozambique through the provision of “solar suitcases.”

10 November 2016

Regimental church offers mental health care for army reservists

A regiment of Canadian army reservists can soon expect to have greater access to mental health services with the launch of a new ministry in the diocese of Edmonton.

08 November 2016