India to give adults free COVID shots; Christian humanitarian organisation warns of long-term effects of COVID crisis
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to all adults, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, in an effort to rein in a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and led to the world’s second-highest tally of infections. Modi’s announcement on national television came after weeks of criticism of a bungled vaccine […]
Gospel for Asia calls for “compassionate prayer” over Myanmar jade mine disaster
Mission organisation Gospel for Asia has called for “compassionate prayer” after more than 160 people were killed in a mudslide at a jade mine in Myanmar earlier this month. The mudslide on 2nd July in the Hpakant area of Kachin state was triggered by heavy rains in the region and buried workers and those looking for […]
Call for prayer as southern India faces water shortages amid crippling drought
Christian organisation GFA World has called for Christians around the world to pray as a drought in southern India puts hundreds of millions at risk. GFA World, formerly known as Gospel for Asia, says that as many as 600 million people – almost half of India’s population – face acute water shortages with the city of […]
New report highlights world water crisis and calls for action on solutions
More than half a million people die each year of diarrhea caused by unsafe drinking water with 2.1 billion people still without access to safely managed drinking water. They are among the findings of a new report from Gospel for Asia highlighting the “worldwide water crisis” that they warn could get worse. The report, Dying […]
Sri Lanka flooding “worst” natural disaster since Asian flooding
ASSIST News Service At least 20 people are confirmed dead and hundreds of thousands are homeless as a result of flooding on the island nation of Sri Lanka. “This is the worst flooding to hit the country since the Asian tsunami devastated Sri Lanka in 2004,” said Gospel for Asia president Dr K P Yohannan. […]