Madrid, Spain—An ambitious effort has been launched to prevent malaria in pregnancy in communities in sub-Saharan Africa. This innovative initiative will complement existing antenatal care services and increase pregnant women’s opportunities to access care under a grant agreement signed today by Unitaid and Jhpiego, an international nonprofit health organization and affiliate of the Johns Hopkins
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Jhpiego Reaches 2 Million Men and Youth with Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention
Baltimore, MD—More than 2 million men and youth across sub-Saharan Africa have reduced their lifetime risk of HIV infection by accessing Jhpiego-supported voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services. This milestone—including more than 1 million procedures performed in the last two years alone—represents more than 15 percent of the World Health Organization-estimated 11.7 million VMMCs performed
Jhpiego Employees Safe after Terrorist Attacks in Brussels
Baltimore, MD—Two employees of Jhpiego, a global health affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, are safe after being evacuated from the Brussels’ airport following terrorist attacks Tuesday morning that killed 10 people and injured dozens. Denise Brandt, Jhpiego’s Country Director in Liberia, and Julia Bluestone, a Senior Technical Advisor in the Global Learning Office, were traveling