Midwife Sharmin Akhter, 25, readjusts her protective gear before she attends to a mother in labor at a sub-district health facility, called an Upazila Health Complex (UHC), in Barlekha, Moulvibazar District. Her reassuring voice comforts the mother, who continues pushing to deliver the baby—until the endearing cry of a newborn engulfs the room. Sharmin has
Jhpiego is proud to be supporting the Baltimore City Health Department in its broad response to COVID-19 with case investigation and contact tracing, which involves the provision of training, implementation, quality assurance, and monitoring and evaluation. The innovative centerpiece of this response—which the city and its partners, including Jhpiego, intend to be a model for
Baltimore, MD—The city of Baltimore and Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate and global health nonprofit, today announced the launch of a new health and jobs recovery program that will hire and train 303 people to track and contain exposure to the deadly coronavirus, with the goals of preventing transmission of COVID-19 and saving lives.
