Faith Communities and Global Health: Partnerships and Practice in the Global South
暫譯: 信仰社群與全球健康：全球南方的夥伴關係與實踐
Bedi, Raman, Merli, Beatrice, Okorodudu, Esther
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This book examines the underappreciated role of faith-based organizations (FBOs) in shaping global health, aiming to lay the groundwork for more formal and equitable partnerships between public health systems and faith communities. Its core premise is that FBOs are among the oldest and most embedded actors in health system - particularly across the Global South - and leveraging their reach and credibility is a strategic choice for stregthening compliance and supporting development goals.
Modern public health often narrates its own history as a progression from religious charity to secular governance; yet historical evidence is more nuanced. Even today, global health progress depends on the tools made available through technological innovation, as much as on how communities engage with them - engagement that is often shaped by faith.
The chapters examine this argument across history, emergency response, regional service provision, mental health, gender, and sustainable development, collectively suggesting that the future of global health will not be determined solely by technical innovation, but by how systems navigate plural sources of meaning. These considerations are especially urgent in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed the fragility of public trust and the indispensable role of FBOs in counterbalancing mistrust and moral uncertainty.
Intended for policymakers, global health professionals, development economists, humanitarian actors and religious networks, Faith Communities and Global Health: Partnerships and Practice in the Global South provides a roadmap for building partnerships that are both evidence-based and contextually grounded, advancing the foundations necessary to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
這本書探討了信仰基礎組織（FBOs）在塑造全球健康方面被低估的角色，旨在為公共健康系統與信仰社群之間建立更正式和公平的夥伴關係奠定基礎。其核心前提是，FBOs 是健康系統中最古老且最根深蒂固的參與者之一，特別是在全球南方，利用它們的影響力和可信度是加強遵從性和支持發展目標的戰略選擇。
現代公共健康通常將自己的歷史敘述為從宗教慈善到世俗治理的進程；然而，歷史證據更為細緻。即使在今天，全球健康的進展依賴於通過技術創新提供的工具，與社區如何參與這些工具同樣重要，而這種參與往往受到信仰的影響。
各章節從歷史、緊急應對、區域服務提供、心理健康、性別和可持續發展等方面檢視這一論點，集體表明全球健康的未來不僅僅由技術創新決定，而是由系統如何導航多元的意義來源所影響。這些考量在 COVID-19 大流行後尤為迫切，因為這場疫情暴露了公共信任的脆弱性以及 FBOs 在平衡不信任和道德不確定性方面不可或缺的角色。
本書旨在為政策制定者、全球健康專業人士、發展經濟學家、人道主義行動者和宗教網絡提供指導，信仰社群與全球健康：全球南方的夥伴關係與實踐 提供了一個建立基於證據且符合情境的夥伴關係的路線圖，推進實現可持續發展目標所需的基礎。
作者簡介
Raman Bedi is Emeritus Professor at King's College London, United Kingdom, and President-elect of the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA). As former Chief Dental Officer for England, his career has spanned academic leadership, public health policy, and international health development. His research focuses on transcultural oral health, non-communicable disease (NCD) management, and health equity. He is President of the Christian Dental Fellowship (CDF).
Following his life changing conversion, he served ten years on the General Synod of the Church of England and was founding chair of its Race and Community Affairs Committee. His strong Christan faith informs his public health approach today.
Beatrice Merli is an MSc student at Bocconi University, Italy. Her research focuses on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and social infrastructure investments, with a specialization in global health financing from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. She is a research intern at the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and volunteers with Working for Wasa. Raised Catholic, she identifies as a spiritual person.Esther Okorodudu is an MSc student in Public Health, with interests in epidemiology, health equity and the intersection of faith, gender and well-being. As a research intern at the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), she explores how religious communities influence health practice and policy. Raised in a Christian household, guided by her mother's faith, her faith shapes her approach to public health.
Nicole Gesare is an MSc student in Public Health at Umeå University, Sweden. Her research interests are in health equity and in migration, culture and religion as determinants of health and wellbeing. She is a research intern at the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) and at Unisanté, Switzerland. Raised Anglican, she identifies as spiritual but not a practicing Christian. Thuto Serufe Makara completed an MSc at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, and will begin her PhD studies shortly. As an intern at the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), she has published several academic papers. Her research spans cancer and the role of faith in promoting wellbeing. A practicing Christian, her faith drives her commitment to communicating the healing power of faith.作者簡介(中文翻譯)
拉曼·貝迪是英國倫敦國王學院的名譽教授，並且是世界公共衛生協會聯合會（WFPHA）的當選會長。作為英格蘭的前首席牙醫官，他的職業生涯涵蓋了學術領導、公衛政策和國際健康發展。他的研究重點在於跨文化口腔健康、非傳染性疾病（NCD）管理和健康公平。他是基督教牙醫聯誼會（CDF）的會長。
在他改變人生的信仰轉變後，他在英國國教會的總會議上服務了十年，並且是其種族與社區事務委員會的創始主席。他堅定的基督教信仰影響了他今天的公共衛生方法。
比阿特麗斯·梅爾利是意大利博科尼大學的碩士生。她的研究專注於公私合營（PPP）和社會基礎設施投資，並專攻全球健康融資，來自國際與發展研究研究所。她是世界公共衛生協會聯合會（WFPHA）的研究實習生，並且在Working for Wasa擔任志工。她在天主教家庭中長大，認同自己是一位靈性人士。
埃斯特·奧科羅杜杜是公共衛生碩士生，對流行病學、健康公平以及信仰、性別和福祉的交集感興趣。作為世界公共衛生協會聯合會（WFPHA）的研究實習生，她探討宗教社群如何影響健康實踐和政策。她在基督教家庭中長大，受到母親信仰的指導，她的信仰塑造了她對公共衛生的看法。
妮可·蓋薩雷是瑞典烏梅奧大學的公共衛生碩士生。她的研究興趣在於健康公平，以及移民、文化和宗教作為健康和福祉的決定因素。她是世界公共衛生協會聯合會（WFPHA）和瑞士Unisanté的研究實習生。她在英國國教會中長大，認同自己是靈性人士，但並不實踐基督教。
圖托·塞魯菲·馬卡拉在英國倫敦衛生與熱帶醫學院完成碩士學位，並將很快開始她的博士研究。作為世界公共衛生協會聯合會（WFPHA）的實習生，她已發表了幾篇學術論文。她的研究涵蓋癌症及信仰在促進福祉中的角色。作為一名實踐基督教徒，她的信仰驅動她致力於傳達信仰的治癒力量。
