Emmanuel Hospital Association Canada
Help for the hurting, hope for the poor
Over the years, I have met many heroes of the faith. Dr. Neville Everard was one of them. I remember him both as an accomplished surgeon and a gentleman. He spoke at meetings in the Christian Medical College where I was a student. He was reputed to be a man of prayer, often found on …
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In this blog, we would like to highlight one of our projects, i.e., Neerekshe (which means hope). Neerekshe is located in a small village, Muranpur, close to the city of Bengaluru. Some of the ministry of Neerekshe includes: A school for poor children and hostels for boys and girls (many of them considered untouchables). Medical work and vocational training. A …
“One day a very sick woman was carried into the clinic on a cot suspended on a bamboo pole. She was unconscious, deeply jaundiced, breathing irregularly, running high fever; one look was enough to know that she was dying. The blood test confirmed that she had cerebral malaria. We put her string cot in the …
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“What can you tell me about Palliative care overseas?” It was the summer of 2015 and I was on the phone with Dr. Aletta Bell, who served her whole medical career overseas. “Well, let me tell you!” she responded. I was starting a second course in palliative nursing training, and I had started asking the …
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