Healthcare Project Prompts Praise from City Health Officer

From 22nd-25th April 2013, Believers Church Chennai Diocese organized a training seminar for 52 women who will be teaching community healthcare classes through Women’s Fellowship. The women learned about many topics, including premature marriage, pregnancy, childcare, nutrition, immunizations, hygiene and basic first aid. After formal teaching sessions, women would split into small groups to discuss the material further.

On 24th April, the diocese officially inaugurated the new Healthcare Project of Believers Church. Dr. P. Kuganantham MBBS, City Health Officer of Chennai, delivered the inaugural address after the special guests lit the traditional lamp. He spoke of the importance of health awareness, and appreciated Believers Church for improving the lifestyle of India’s poor and needy communities.

Later that day, special guest Dr. Senthil Kumar (Health Inspector) taught the women about tuberculosis and its treatment. He offered to provide free medicine so Women’s Fellowship can help treat TB patients. Dr. Senthil was happy to see the women engaging in the session with many questions.

At the end of the four-day seminar, Bishop Dr. Samuel Mathew urged the women to go with a vision to help the least, the poor and the needy. The women will now travel to various villages teaching healthcare classes in rural areas. Believers Church is working across the subcontinent with the goal of educating two million women about health and hygiene.