Burkina Faso’s Batié Health District faces high malaria burdens among children under five, with poor access to health facilities—especially during the rainy season—hindering vaccine delivery. Jhpiego and our partners collaborated with the Ministry of Health to implement seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaigns (SMC) and launch the RTS, S malaria vaccine in 2024. Initial vaccination coverage was
Young mom Nema Nzambi named her newborn Matondo Dieu-Benis in gratitude to the health workers who saved her life when she experienced birth complications. Matondo means “thank you” in Lingala and Dieu-Benis is French for “God-bless.” An unexpected pregnancy had completely upended this 19-year-old’s life. She abandoned her studies and isolated herself from her relatives
NEW YORK – On January 17, 2025, The Pfizer Foundation progressed a three-year $15 million initiative to help improve the lives of women with breast cancer in Rwanda, Ghana, and Tanzania. Grant funding will be provided to global health nonprofit organizations, Jhpiego and Partners In Health, to support and scale community- and country-led efforts—developed in collaboration with
