Baltimore, Md. – For a third consecutive year, Jhpiego, a nonprofit global health leader and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, has been recognized as a high performer in its efforts to prioritize gender equality, a designation cited in the 2022 report of Global Health 50/50, an independent research initiative at the University College London Centre for
By Fernando Arevalo and Indrani Kashyap In the high mountains of Agua Alegre in Huehuetenango, a community of mostly indigenous people in Guatemala, Brende Evelia Tomás is charting a new path in improving the health and welfare of women, children and families. Her recent election to the municipal health commission—as one of three women—has put
The Global 16 Days Campaign — now 30 years strong — seeks to encourage activism around gender-based violence (GBV) in the world of work. Jhpiego, meanwhile, is on the ground in Mozambique, aiming to prevent unintended consequences of development projects there. The campaign began November 25. From the start of a large-scale road construction project
