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The mission of the Anglican Health Network (AHN) is to renew the ministries of
healing and healthcare within the Anglican Communion.

During'the'past'three'years'the'Anglican'Health'Network'(AHN)'has'been'involved'in'
conducting'a'pilot'project'to'test'the'thesis'that'a'faith'based'organization'such'as'the'
Anglican'Church'could'use'its'“brand”'to'become'an'efficient'conduit'for'the'distribution'of'
micro'health'insurance'to'the'poor'in'developing'countries.'

Following presentations at the Lambeth Conference 2008, a proposal for an Anglican Health
Network began to gain widespread interest. Meeting in Houston in January 2009, a range of
Episcopal and Anglican representatives explored elements of potential collaboration in the hospital systems in the United States, India and Middle East

The established tradition in which the Church offered health care services to
the communities of which it was a part has diminished in the face of modern
comprehensive health systems.