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
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
Building Resilient Health Systems for a Safer World Strong public health systems not only enable families and communities to thrive, but also help to ensure stable economies and countries. Jhpiego works with governments and other stakeholders to strengthen health systems and the policies and legislation that support them, so that countries can prevent, detect and
