Mancuso brings health care focus to governor’s China mission
18 October 2004
Baltimore, Md. – Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and CEO of
Baltimore-based Jhpiego, today joins Governor Robert Ehrlich and other corporate leaders on a mission
to Singapore and China. Jhpiego is among the businesses being showcased during the mission to build
new economic ties between Maryland and Asia.
Mancuso, a registered nurse, brings significant experience within China’s emerging health
care sector. She served as an advisor to the China Nursing Association and China’s Ministry of Health in the
establishment of national nursing and medical programs. She has worked with the municipal government of
Shanghai and Shanghai Secondary Medical University to establish a 250-bed children’s hospital in the
Pudong region of Shanghai—China’s first children’s hospital meeting international standards.
"I thank Governor Ehrlich for including Jhpiego on this important mission to China and Singapore.
At Jhpiego we are working every day to improve the health of women and families throughout the world,
including regions of Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East," Mancuso stated.
"During this mission, I hope to reconnect with key leaders in China’s health sector and open doors to
new health care initiatives benefiting women and families across China."
Mission participants will meet with government officials, business leaders, and other
high-level decision-makers. As the first visit to China by a Maryland Governor in nearly a quarter-century,
the Maryland delegation will receive widespread exposure and access.
"As a global leader in the creation of innovative and effective approaches to developing human
resources for health, Jhpiego is eager to assist China in meeting its twenty-first century health
care needs," concluded Mancuso.
About Jhpiego
For 35 years, Jhpiego, (pronounced "ja-pie-go"), has empowered front-line health
workers by designing and implementing simple, low-cost, hands-on solutions that
strengthen the delivery of health care services, following the
household-to-hospital continuum of care. We partner with community- to
national-level organizations to build sustainable, local capacity through
advocacy, policy and guidelines development, and quality and performance
improvement approaches.
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