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Mercy Forum in Auckland focuses on Mercy Ministries growth

Friday, May 25th, 2012

The growth of Mercy ministries to 2025 was the focus of a Mercy Forum held in Auckland on May 11. Around 60 directors and managers of ministries owned by Nga Whaea Atawhai o Aotearoa Sisters of Mercy New Zealand attended the one-day event.

Congregation Leader Anne Campbell set the scene with her reflection on ‘Mercy, the business of our lives.’ Keynote presenters included public health executive Dr Lester Levy, on skilled governance, and Dr Philip Hill, currently McAuley Professor of International Health in Dunedin, who spoke on his research in tackling TB and pneumonia in The Gambia and on mentoring young health graduates in developing nations today.

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