Maternal, Newborn & Child Health

Jhpiego’s Miles for Mothers Fundraiser Surpasses Goal

Baltimore, MD – More than 250 runners, walkers, sponsors and health organizations raised more than $51,000 in Jhpiego’s Miles for Mothers “Run the World” campaign to deliver high-quality health care to women and families at a cyclone-damaged health facility in Mozambique. Jhpiego, a global health non-profit and Johns Hopkins University affiliate, hosts its annual Miles

MOMENTUM announces project to save mothers and newborns in Indonesia

Mother holding newborn

Despite concerted efforts, high maternal and newborn mortality remains an intractable problem in Indonesia. Two mothers and eight newborns die every hour in the country. The Government of Indonesia is committed to saving the lives of mothers and their babies and improving their access to quality care. USAID’s flagship program MOMENTUM is collaborating with the

Antenatal Care Outreach Improves the Lives of Pregnant Women

Long distances between homes and health facilities made it nearly impossible for pregnant women in some areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to receive the care they needed to protect themselves and their unborn babies from malaria. That’s where community health workers (CHWs), supported by the Transforming Intermittent Preventive Treatment (IPTp) for