Zimbabwe’s Mutemwa Leprosy Care Centre is home to 34 patients living with deadly diseases, such as AIDS, as well as mental and physical disabilities. The center is supported by the John Bradburne Memorial Society, founded in memory of the British-born missionary. Bradburne's legacy lives on in this embattled community to this day.
Read More“I have run the race to strengthen others … that even in death from HIV, there is still God in heaven,” Rev. Kapachawo. 49, told ReligionUnplugged.com in an interview as he reflected on his life. “Because He is so faithful, here I am today, still believing and spreading the gospel of life and hope.”
Read MoreDr. Anne Merriman, 87, recalls a time in Uganda when people were “dying all over the place” in 1993, the height of the AIDS epidemic. Though she initially arrived in Africa with only three months’ funding, Merriman managed to set up a successful continent-wide palliative care program now present in 37 countries. Over nearly three decades, it has let thousands of patients die a dignified death at home and provided palliative care training to nurses and others.
Read More(COMMENTARY) He Jiankui, a U.S.-trained biological researcher in China, claims he has successfully altered the genes of newly born twins, with a third such birth expected soon.
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