• Child nutrition classes and adult literacy are combined to improve the lives of women in India.
• Creating access to clean water and planting churches go together in northern Ghana.
• Training teenagers as peer counselors for those infected with AIDS equips the Church in Ethiopia to respond to a pandemic.

Around the world, SIM personnel, in partnership with local believers and churches, are demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ by improving the physical health of children, women and men.

Not only are individuals benefited, but also the health needs of whole communities, families and congregations are being addressed through hospitals, clinics, and community-based health education.

Have a look at this video on 'Medical Outreach' in Angola. It will give an idea of the needs and the sort of people needed to help develop the work going on.
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Whether SIM personnel are performing surgery, providing ante-natal care to mothers, or training a local church to develop AIDS prevention workshops, all SIM health work is integrated with evangelism, discipleship and Bible teaching.

SIM’s response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic is HOPE for AIDS. We partner with national churches in Africa and India to be Jesus’ hands and feet in HOPE:

Home-based care
Orphans and vulnerable children
Prevention
Enabling the Church to respond

Visit the Hope for AIDS website.

Below is a video that explains a bit more about our HOPE for AIDS Projects in Africa.
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Two thousand years ago Christ came to heal the sick and forgive sins. Today people working with SIM bring the same message of healing and hope to communities around the globe.

Interested? Why not fill in a Preliminary Information Form.

Is there a place for Western medical personnel in countries where a medical/healthcare infrastructure already exists?

Read: From the operating theatre to the coffee shop by Dr Lawrence Tan.

Trainers, teachers and mentors by Dr Peter Jackson

Medical missionaries in government hospitals by Dr Steve Hawthorne