Webinar #306 Dr Brent Van Andel - Mobilising doctors for underserved areas

Recorded on 23 July 2026 for ICMDA Webinars.Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Brent Van AndelAccording to a recent WHO report, over half of the world’s population lacks access to basic health care services. Using Matthew 9:35-38, and examples from his own experiences, Dr. Brent Van Andel will explain why mobilizing medical professionals in these underserved communities is so important and necessary in our world today. He will also present a framework used at the Luke Society including a number of concepts that can be applied by other individuals or organizations doing similar work. Dr. Brent Van Andel is the Executive Director of the Luke Society, an organization in the United States, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Luke Society partners with Christian doctors and nurses working in their own underserved communities all around the world. They currently have over 40 partnerships in 30 countries. Before joining the Luke Society, Dr Van Andel worked in New Mexico as a Family Physician for 17 years. He is married to Cindy, also a Family Physician, who now practices where they live in Sioux Falls. For more info from Luke Society visit https://www.lukesociety.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠