By Maryalice Yakutchik The latest chapter of Jhpiego’s storied history in cervical cancer prevention finds us working toward global implementation of a breakthrough screening strategy allowing nearly all women everywhere to learn if they have human papillomavirus (HPV), the common virus that leads to cervical cancer, so they can get care before it progresses. The
Lifesaving Care Delivered in the Community For almost 20 years, we have worked to reduce the global burden of HIV by testing people for HIV, supporting people on treatment, circumcising males to reduce their chance of getting HIV and offering oral pre-exposure prophylaxis to people at risk. With more than 38 million people living with
Using the Best Science to Save Lives Although progress is being made, the HIV epidemic still devastates countless lives. In 2021, 1.5 million new HIV infections were reported, two-thirds of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Worldwide, tuberculosis—a preventable and treatable disease—was responsible for 1.6 million deaths. We have strong solutions to improve people’s health so they can
