GFA Sisters of Compassion Provide Health Care on World Health Day

GFA Reports from the Field

Parts of Asia are home to some of the world’s poorest individuals, as well as some of the world’s most challenging living conditions, making the work of Gospel for Asia (GFA) Sisters of Compassion invaluable to those who need it most.

Parts of Asia are home to some of the world’s poorest making the work of GFA Sisters of Compassion invaluable to those who need it most. — Medical care can be hard to come by for many poor individuals, but thanks to the Sisters of Compassion, people in need are able to receive the medications and care they need.

The Sisters of Compassion are specifically trained to serve the most impoverished people groups in their regions. Some of the individuals they work with have little to no access to medical care, while facing various health challenges.

The majority of this regions citizens face underprivileged housing conditions, unclean drinking water, poor sanitation, pollution from heavy biomass fuel use and exposure to harsh environmental conditions—all of which increase the need for medical care.

To make these individuals’ situation even more difficult, statistics from the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence state that over 75 percent of South Asian individuals do not have health insurance, while the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports that 95 percent of individuals classified as “poor” will avoid medical treatment due to cost, regardless of the medical treatment needed.

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Learn more about the Sisters of Compassion – those who are specially trained woman missionary with a deep burden for showing Christ’s love by physically serving the needy, underprivileged and poor.

Learn more about the need for Medical Ministry — GFA’s medical ministry is helping thousands who are in need of medical care and attention, all while displaying the love of Christ.