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Contact magazine is a publication of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Since 2005, EPN has partnered with WCC to edit and publish one edition of Contact each year. The magazine seeks to report topical, innovative and courageous approaches initiated by churches or communities to promote health and healing within their respective communities. To view the different editions of Contact magazine published by EPN, please click on the links below. All other editions of Contact magazine are available on the World Council of Churches website.
New! Contact N° 191: Access to medicines: Key to MDGs on Child Health April 2011 The April 2011 issues focuses on access to medicines for children. In this edition, several authors talk about the main child-killer diseases, about what is being done to realize the MDGs on child health and on what should be done in the coming years.
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Contact N° 189: Health System Strengthening: Focus on church based pharmaceutical human resources January - March 2010 This edition focuses on pharmaceutical human resources. These are crucial for the delivery of quality healthcare. In this magazine, the issue of migration and other workforce issues are addressed.
Contact N° 187: Essential medicines in primary health care January - May 2009 This issue of Contact has been published to give practical examples on the importance of essential medicines in primary health care. Various authors have reviewed the concept of essential medicine. The issue also highlights the challenges of implementing primary health care in Faith Based Organizations (FBOs).
Contact N°185: HIV and AIDS treatment - FBO's getting involved October - December 2007 This issue of Contact has been published to give practical examples of how HIV and AIDS treatment can be made more accessible by FBOs and FBO health care institutions, particulary in resourse-limited settings.
Contact N° 183: Promoting rational use of medicines October - December 2006 This edition of Contact magazine concentrates on policies and structures to ensure rational use of medicines and lists the strategies to promote rational use of medicines, made at the World Health Assemby in Geneva, May 2005.
Contact N° 181: Making access to essential medicines possible October - December 2005 The 2005 edition of Contact magazine focuses on making access to essential medicines possible. It focuses on Trade Related Intellectual Property Measures (TRIPS), pricing, human resources and community action.
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