Emmanuel Hospital Association Canada
Help for the hurting, hope for the poor
Mental illness accounts for 12% of the overall disease burden in India. The actual number of people suffering depression is unknown, but estimates suggest the prevalence rate is about 30%. Of these, a staggering 90% do not have access to care. Providing care for people with mental illness is a huge task. To begin with, …
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Vishal is 21 years old, a very polite young gentleman. He is currently doing his 3rd year bachelor’s degree. Vishal and his mother Manju have been a part of Shalom for over 12 years. A glimpse into Vishal’s life My family used to live in Madhya Pradesh but when I got really sick we came …
Psalm 139 declares that we are fearfully and wonderfully made - woven together by God our Father Himself in the womb of our mothers. We in Canada enjoy superb health care for our mothers and babies - even the tiniest and sickest of them. But this is not true in other parts of our world. Many newborn babies, and especially the …
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"Visit to Landour Community Hospital"- An Account by Joy Antonia, Bill and Carol Huggan February 2019 was an exciting month for my family. My brother Bill, sister-in-law Carol and I (Joy), went on the trip of a lifetime to India. We wanted to retrace our parents' footsteps, who about eighty years ago, worked in Landour, India, where they served the poor, in the …
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