Momentum Country and Global Leadership (MCGL), funded by the United States Government, is a global mechanism that saves lives and improves access to quality, integrated health services by distributing life-saving commodities, medicines, and vaccines, and providing critical health care services for pregnant mothers and children under five. The project provides safe childbirth for mothers and
A recent article in The Lancet HIV describes results of a study on the safety of the dapivirine vaginal ring for preventing HIV in breastfeeding mothers—and consequently protecting their babies, as well. We recently spoke with lead author Dr. Lisa Noguchi, Jhpiego’s Director for Maternal and Newborn Health, about the real-life implications of these findings.
For many years, Kishiwa Shiku, a resident of Tabora Region in Tanzania, firmly believed that male circumcision was a harmful practice that could lead to impotence and reduce a man’s sexual vitality. This belief was shaped by the traditions of his community, where circumcision was not a common practice. However, Kishiwa didn’t know that male
