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Jhpiego Selected for Gates Foundation Grant to Increase Contraceptive Use in Kenyan Cities

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Baltimore, MD—Kenya experiences high rates of maternal mortality, as well as HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. This is particularly the case in urban slums like Nairobi’s Korogocho and Viwandani. Although public health facilities are within walking distance to homes, many residents won’t go to them for treatment because of a lack of trust and the

Jhpiego Awarded $100 Million Project to Improve Health in Eastern, Central Kenya

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Baltimore, MD—Building on four years of success in improving health services in eastern Kenya, Jhpiego, an international health nonprofit and affiliate of The Johns Hopkins University, has been asked to continue its work there and lead a $100 million U.S.-funded effort to bring quality health care to impoverished, underserved communities in the central and eastern