One of Eight CEOs Named 2011 Entrepreneur Of The Year Maryland Award Winners Baltimore, MD—Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President and Chief Executive Officer of the global health non-profit Jhpiego, was named one of Ernst & Young’s 2011 Maryland Entrepreneurs Of The Year®, a prestigious award presented to only eight business executives, during a gala event in
Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, presented the international Award for Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery to Maiya Manandhar of Nepal in ceremonies Tuesday, June 21, at the International Confederation of Midwives’ 29th Triennial Congress in Durbin, South Africa. Manandhar, a nursing supervisor, senior hospital nursing administrator and skilled birth trainer, was selected
Iringa, Tanzania—A public health campaign to prevent the transmission of HIV in the Iringa region reached a milestone this week: a government-supported, USAID-funded program provided free male circumcision services to more than 25,000 clients. Iringa has the highest prevalence of HIV in Tanzania. Unlike other parts of the country, male circumcision is not a routine
