Quakers in the World

Quakers in the World

Health

 

Many individual Quakers are health professionals. Friends as a group have established hospitals and clinics, notably in Kenya. There are several programmes concerned with HIV/AIDS, notably in Rwanda, but also elsewhere. Supporting people with drug addictions is another common thread. Quakers have long been aware of the importance of living conditions to health: William Penn and Quaker entrepreneurs were able to create healthy environments for others.

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