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Field Notes / Summer 2017

Field Notes

Free to Speak Regional Coordinator Bibiana Mac Leod, South America & Caribbean HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) infection is a serious problem around the world. Success in prevention is being achieved through vaccinations. South America and Caribbean Regional Coordinator Bibiana Mac Leod was asked to prepare and teach a lesson on HPV for a group of […]

Book Review / Summer 2017

Book Review: The Unthinkable

THE UNTHINKABLE: Who survives when disaster strikes—and why by Amanda Ripley (Amanda is a secular author writing from an evolutionist’s viewpoint.) Today, nine out of ten Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. Disasters are any sudden calamity causing great loss of life or property. Tomorrow, some […]

Summer 2017

An Ounce of Prevention

Tom Mason, member of the Board, Medical Ambassadors International Dr. Ken Cooper of the Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas, founded his clinic in 1970 on the concept of preventative medicine. The focus of this clinic from the beginning has been on health assessment and counseling aimed not at curing sick people, but at helping well […]

Summer 2017

Common Resources with Uncommon Results

Dr. Nzuzi Mukawa, Regional Coordinator Denise Locker, Contributor Ordinary, familiar, and everyday are a few words to describe something as “common.” If I were to ask you what daily experiences you consider as common, I’m sure you would include items like clean water, a safe place to sleep, maybe a roof over your head, and […]

Meet our... / Summer 2017

Meet our Area Coordinator Rhodora T. Mendoza

Dr. Rhodora Mendoza, Area Coordinator, Philippines Dr. Ray Benson, the founder of Medical Ambassadors International (MAI), visited the Philippines in the 1980s and adopted it as one of the first five countries to be reached by MAI. At that time my late husband, Victor, and I began working with MAI in many parts of the […]

Summer 2017

Disaster Prevention: Making Communities Resilient

Bill & Sharon, Regional Coordinators Southeast Asia and West Pacific Medical Ambassadors and the Community Health Evangelism (CHE) approach is committed to prevention. For Southeast Asia, where two-thirds of the world’s natural disasters occur, disaster preparedness and prevention are critical. We must address these tough issues and discover answers that will equip communities to survive […]

Meet our... / Summer 2017

Meet our Regional Coordinators Bill & Sharon

In 1978, Bill and Sharon with their two toddlers, went to Papua New Guinea where Bill worked as a staff doctor with Wycliffe Bible Translators and Sharon as a part-time teacher. Following that year, Bill took a position with the Department of Health in Papua New Guinea (PNG), which involved clinical training and later administration […]

Summer 2017

The Ripple Effect

Madelle Payne, MAI’s Vice President of Ministries When God touches a life, the ripple effects often continue…on and on. Orfa Gomez is a young woman from the Guarani tribe (pronounced Gua-ra-knee) which spreads across Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Orfa’s grandfather was one of the first Guarani who responded to God’s touch, as a result […]

Summer 2017

Reasons NOT to Use Latrines

John Payne, M.D., President, Medical Ambassadors International In much of the developing world, a simple change to using pit latrines for toilet purposes, rather than finding the privacy of the nearest bush, brings amazing results in better health. Believe it or not, there are many good reasons that thinking people do not want to build […]

Editor / Summer 2017

From the Editor

Denise Locker, Editor Toilet paper…really? Yes, those are rolls of toilet paper you see in the photo above. Are you wondering why they are there? First, let me ask you a question. What do you think is the leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries? a) Malnutrition and undernutrition b) Tuberculosis and malaria […]