galaNews
November 20th, 2025

2026 Laughter is the Best Medicine Gala

Honoring Soledad O’Brien and Brad Raymond, Monique and Melvin Rodriguez, and Caroline Roan.

Senyana Galeage, an outreach nurse and educator, talks to women in Botswana about their health. Photo by Kate Holt for Jhpiego.
BotswanaPrimary Health CareThe CareThought Leadership
February 12th, 2026

People-Centered Care is Key: Why Botswana’s Approach to Primary Health Care Matters Now More Than Ever

Read about the key lessons Botswana has learned in its commitment to PHC and the reduction of mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

A community health worker shares information about cervical cancer with Ramata. Photo by Souleymane Zare for Jhpiego.
Care Focus AreaHPVStoryWomen's Cancers
February 10th, 2026

Cervical Cancer Screening Results at Women’s Doorsteps in Burkina Faso

The SUCCESS Project is strengthening community access to cervical cancer screening by bringing test results directly to their clients at home.

Jhpiego supports health workers like Marie Lea Aragon in helping women through every step of cervical cancer screening, from education to self-sample collection. Photo courtesy of Parañaque City’s Cancer Control Program.
Care Focus AreaHPVPhilippinesStoryWomen's Cancers
February 4th, 2026

From Paper-Based to Real-Time Care: How Parañaque City Strengthened Progress to Eliminate Cervical Cancer

Marie Lea Aragon (Lea) takes her role in cervical cancer prevention very personally. For her, every woman who walks into a health center in Parañaque City represents a responsibility and a promise: to provide timely, respectful care and to ensure no one is lost in the system.

Women sign up for a VIA (Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid) screening camp held on September 9–10, 2025, at Agami Apparels Limited. Photo by Thahina Zaman for Jhpiego.
Primary Health CareStoryWomen's Cancers
January 21st, 2026

Workplace health clinics lead to life-saving care in Bangladesh’s garment factories

For 33-year-old Ayesa Akter Asha and many other women like her, a major shift in Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry proves that workplace health is central to national resilience.

Photo by Chikondi Phambala for Jhpiego.
Care Focus AreaHIVMalawiNurseStory
December 8th, 2025

Nurse Annie’s Mission to Provide Respectful HIV Care in Malawi

Annie Kanyemba chose nursing because she wanted to change lives—one patient at a time. But as she stepped deeper into the world of HIV care, she found something even more profound: the power to change systems and reshape the futures of thousands of people.