A tick A Pakistani cattle herder, too sick to mind his livestock, went to a hospital in Balochistan, the country’s largest but least populated province located in the southwest, bordering Afghanistan. The medical staff initially suspected a snake bite; the herder was vomiting, had a high fever and an abnormal blood clotting profile. The health
Ending TB: A long-overdue global priority The global TB response is at an inflection point. While the toolbox has never been so full of newly approved and near-term innovations in diagnostics, treatment and prevention, progress to achieve TB elimination targets has been slow, with some gains reversed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jhpiego combines a strong
Aleisha Rozario, Jhpiego’s Project Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Enhancing Global Health Security project, spoke at the first Global Health Security Summit held in Islamabad, Pakistan, January 10-11. Jhpiego was the only international non-profit development partner invited to speak. Here are excerpts from her speech. Climate Change and Public Health Threats:
