Gifts which support Good Health

Tearfund’s partners run a range of projects that promote good health for people living in poor and marginalised communities. This includes delivery of health services in the form of direct care or medicine, and health training in areas like midwifery, disability, or general health.

A birth announcement is often good news, but it can also carry fear and risk, especially in places where health care and birthing facilities are limited.

In Phongsaly, a mountainous region of northern Laos, Tearfund’s partner World Renew Laos is helping babies to enjoy a strong start to life. Community health volunteers, trained by World Renew, support young mothers like Hue Ja (pictured) with antenatal care, education on mother and child nutrition, and access to health facilities. With confidence and care, empowered women go on to actively encourage other expectant mothers with the knowledge and resources that have made a life-giving difference to their families.

Access to good nutrition and a safe and healthy environment in the early years of development make a vital difference. In a region that faces the highest infant and child mortality rates in the country, where every second child in the province is not meeting growth milestones, a thriving child really is good news.

“I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10