Mobilizing to Fight Outbreaks and Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19, Zika and Ebola. Emerging new diseases have made for some scary headlines—and will continue to threaten men, women and children across the world. In concert with our efforts to prevent and control public health crises by enhancing global health security, Jhpiego works with global, regional and
Fathers are going back to school in the Western Highlands of Guatemala to learn to be better parents and partners. Among the students is Mario Méndez Pérez, 46. He and his wife María Carmelo, 42, live in Bulej village, 25 kilometers from the municipal capital of San Mateo Ixtatán, in Huehuetenango department. The program, which
This holiday season, help health workers across the world save lives, improve health and transform futures! 25 million children have been left unvaccinated against life-threatening diseases because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of these children live in low-income countries. India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Ethiopia, and the Philippines are recording alarming rates of unvaccinated children. We bring lifesaving