Together for Global Health

This blog is based on Ibu (Mother) Robin Lim’s recent article by the same name as the title above. The overall theme is a hopeful one: “Healing Birth Heals Mother Earth”. Quote by Jeannine Parvati Baker, Birthkeeper, Author, Midwife (1949-2005)… Continue reading

Guest Blogger: Louise Lindenmeyr, Executive Director, Hispañola Health Partners (HHP) https://hispañolahealthpartners.org Dr. Roberto Peigne was Hispañola Health Partners (HHP)’s first medical director, serving for nine years from its inception in 2013, bringing equitable health care to the people of his… Continue reading

We added two new pages to our website in June, including partners’ stories highlighting the impact of our Rapid Response Fund for Covid relief in 2020-2021. You’ll also learn about the Compassionate Birth Network’s remarkable disaster relief work and more!… Continue reading

Global Force for Healing was thrilled to collaborate with Compassionate Birth Network partner Luna Maya birth center in San Cristobal and Partners in Health (Compañeros en Salud) based in Jaltenango, Chiapas State. Three expert practitioners from our Network fluent in… Continue reading

In our April 21st email blast, we shared how after a long hiatus due to Covid, Global Force for Healing is thrilled to have resumed Compassionate Birth Network partner visits. The GFH Executive Director was privileged to spend International Women’s… Continue reading

In a January 2022 update to Kay Sandberg, Robin Lim, Founder of Bumi Sehat, illustrated the dire situation facing tens of thousands of families. Families have been without shelter, power, and running water, isolated from help and supplies. Consequently, the… Continue reading

(January 10, 2022) 22 Compassionate Birth Network participants and Kreyol and Spanish interpreters participated in a one-hour conversation co-hosted by partner CASD (Cameroon Agenda for Sustainable Development) and Global Force for Healing. The presentation was based on CASD’s recently updated… Continue reading

Rural Health Care Initiative (RHCI) is GFH’s partner in Sierra Leone. Their mission: “to partner with rural communities in Sierra Leone in redeveloping health care systems…to overcome one of the highest maternal and child mortality rates in the world.” Their… Continue reading

The Compassionate Birth Network’s gathering this week continued our educational focus on how birth professionals and staff can compassionately support women and girl survivors of sexual violence–part three in a series since 2020. This is especially critical during the perinatal… Continue reading

The following is a guest blog by Eliza Carlson, RN, our terrific Global Force 2021 Intern! I am a recent graduate of OHSU’s School of Nursing and have had the opportunity to intern with Global Force for Healing over the… Continue reading