A Letter from Leslie Mancuso, Jhpiego President and CEO Mothers and their daughters wait to be seen at a rural health clinic near Narok, Kenya. Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures. That’s the theme of International Women’s Day 2012. At Jhpiego, we believe that a girl’s chance at a bright future begins with her mother. Our efforts around the
New Delhi, India—In its ongoing efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths, the Government of India has endorsed the use, nationally, of a Jhpiego-developed family planning learning resource package for health workers. The learning resource package (LRP), Counseling on Postpartum Family Planning and Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device, includes a detailed reference manual and trainer’s notebook,
Jakarta, Indonesia—Jhpiego and partner organizations recently launched the Expanding Maternal and Neonatal Survival (EMAS) program to help strengthen health services and reduce maternal deaths in the populous Southeast Asian country. The five-year, $55 million program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is aimed at assisting the Indonesian Government with meeting its Millennium Development
